CUBAN AND AFGHAN EDUCATION SYSTEMS COMPARED
Education represents the basis upon which society is built. Its the foundation of most skills and thought processes that need to b…
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PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN WOMEN CHEER MALALA YOUSAFZAI'S NOMINATION FOR TIME MAGAZINE'S PERSON OF 2012
According to Wikipedia, Time Magazine's Person of the Yearis an "annual issue of the United States newsmagazine Timethat features …
SCHOOLS IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN CONTINUE TO BE UNDER THE THREAT OF BOMBINGS
Many kids living in "developed" countries keep education for granted these days. They consider it as something they have to do, an…
DIVORCE STILL A THEORETICAL CONCEPT FOR AFGHAN WOMEN VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Divorce ain't easy in Afghanistan.In a culture in which many men still choose women and arrange for their forced weddings, once a …
AFGHANISTAN EDUCATION IS IMPROVING THROUGH THE DONATION OF INTERNET CLASSROOMS
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I was recently watching an episode of "60 Minutes" on CBS, when one of the pieces on the show caught my attention. Scott Pelley wa…
THE COURAGE OF AN AFGHAN WOMAN INSPIRES COUNTLESS OTHERS IN THE WORLD
According to the dictionary, courageis "whatmakessomeone capable of facing extreme danger and difficultywithoutretreating. Courage…
PUSHPA & RAZIA, HEROINES FOR NEPALI & AFGHAN WOMEN
Last night CNN broadcasted "2012 CNN Hero of the Year", a television event set to give awards and monetary rewards to 10 people fr…
ARE SAUDI WOMEN LESS FREE THAN AFGHAN WOMEN?
Can you imagine a world in which, if you happen to be a woman, you are forced to have a "male guardian" - a father, brother or hus…
BAMIYAN: THE PYRAMIDS OF AFGHANISTAN CULTURE
There are monuments in the world that exert the type of charisma that transcends geographic borders and brings cultural difference…
SPORTS IN AFGHANISTAN AS A VEHICLE OF PROGRESS AND PEACE
People work all over the world to facilitate peace in many ways. Some try to implement it quietly, others use tanks. Some meet wit…
