Sorry, everyone, but will you forgive a rather self-indulgent 'stop press'?

You remember that I wrote about my involvement with the creation of Afghanistan's first and only dedicated music college? Well, I am delighted to tell you that we have just been awarded a prestigious international prize! It's called the International Music Rights Award, and if you'd like to read about it, the link is

http://www.afghanistannationalinstituteofmusic.org/news.html

You can navigate around the rest of the college website from there, too, if you're interested.