PAKISTANI SCHOOLGIRL INSPIRES AFGHAN WOMEN
"I had a terrible dream yesterday with military helicopters and the Taleban. I have had such dreams since the launch of the milita…
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12 years later: Celebrating learning in Afghanistan
This month marked the 12th Anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. As the war continues in this country, the best way to honor the …
MALALA YOUSAFZAI: A HEROINE FIGHTING FOR PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN EDUCATION
I'm a teacher, and it makes me angry when I see kids here in the US taking education for granted. When I see them not paying atten…
Stacey Asher speaks on a great philanthropic initiative
Stacey has been in the hedge fund industry for over 7 years. She has been responsible for investor relations and marketing in this…
Schoolgirl Shot for Empowering Women through Education as UN to Promote “International Day of the Girl Child”
Female empowerment is their enemy but apparently the Taliban have targeted a 14 year-old Pakistani schoolgirl as she rode a school…
Hugo Chavez Win Poor Omen for Venezuela & Future of Free Society?
Democracy can be torpedoed by personality cult politics. Election does not equate to democracy or a free society. That is the most…
Sports Without Borders
I love football. As a Wisconsinite, and a Madisonian, it sort of comes with the territory. On any given Saturday in the fall, I ca…
The War Not Won in Afghanistan
American troops are finally leaving Afghanistan, good news for the war on terror but deep in the Afghan mountains a different kind…
HONOR KILLINGS STRIKE INDIAN AND AFGHAN CULTURE
Some people kill for greed. Some people do it for power. Some kill because triggered by uncontrollable passion. Others do it just …
Sharks & Turtles to Elephants & Big Cats to Get New Protections
Elephants, polar bears, sharks and manta rays to medicinal plants and rare trees are among several species that will receive addit…
