OPERATION EXCEPTIONAL CHILD: Our Quest Continues
It has been several months since my last entry, and while I have taken a bit of a hiatus from blogging I have not stopped working …
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To Build, or Not to Build?: Challenges of Nation-Building in Afghanistan and Beyond...
With all the recent critiques of nation-building as a result of the challenges faced in both Iraq and Afghanistan, I wanted to rev…
AN OPEN LETTER TO RAJIV SHAH, DIRECTOR OF USAID: Education rights for all, including children with disabilities
As a mom of a disabled child, I am advocating for the development of a new policy directive, lead by USAID, that would provide bas…
LEAVING CHILDREN BEHIND
I want to thank all of you who have reached out to me since my last blog as a show of your support for the work I am trying to acc…
The Fight Continues for Disabled Children in Afghanistan
Those of you who are regular readers of my blog know that for the past several years I have been seeking a solution to address the…
Afghanistan's Landmark Election: The Hope for Peace and Improved Rights, Opportunities for the Disabled
It has been an eventful week so far in Afghanistan following the landmark April 5th election where Afghans defied Taliban intimida…
PATHS on the Road in the Arabian Peninsula
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I spent the weekend exploring the border region shared by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. Located in this beautiful area …
Afghanistan Beyond 2014
I recently attended a lecture at the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Abu Dhabi where Hekmat Karzai, the Foun…
The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
I recently visited The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi (Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque), and what an awesome sight it was! The Grand Mosque i…
PATHS Goes International
I have recently hit the road and taken PATHS' mission abroad - I am currently networking in the UAE promoting The Exceptional Chil…
