Steve McCurry took this image of “The Afghan Girl” in 1989‚ it’s one of the most powerful portraits to ever courtesy the National Geographic Magazine’s cover to this day. This image has become a prized possession along with a global symbol‚ and for a photographer‚ that’s like winning the Nobel Prize. Since the late 1800’s National Geographic Magazine has had their readers on the edge of their seats with spectacular stories and photos from around the globe. The overpowering “images leave lasting imprints
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Women in Afghanistan expected to be self-discipline. Mariam is understanding and kind-hearted person. She has a great respect to her mother nana. Even though‚ Mariam sometimes will not listen to her‚ she always loves and obeys her mother Nana. After Jahil’s visits‚ Nana was frustrated with Mariam’s behavior‚ she said‚ "Learn this now and learn this well‚ my daughter: Like a compass needle that points north‚ a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that Mariam"(Hosseini 7)
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The Economic Impact of the US/Iraq and Afghanistan ECO2013 August 18‚ 2014 Introduction In the past decade‚ the US has engaged in a number of wars with countries in the Middle East with regard to increased terrorism threat in the world. Presently‚ the US troops are engaged in armed conflict with the Taliban groups in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ and is contemplating engaging its troops in Syria to combat the Syrian government in the Syrian civil crisis. This move
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History The grey war The beginning of the Soviet war in Afghanistan in 1979 marked a new phase in the Cold War‚ the effects of which would continue to cast a shadow over modern politics into the next millennium. The Soviet-Afghan war was driven by the persistent personalities of US National Security Advisor‚ Zbigniew Brzezinski‚ his puppet president‚ Jimmy Carter‚ and Soviet leader‚ Leonid Brezhnev. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan flipped Cold War politics on its head. The war was a clash of
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Ownership Over One’s Own Body For Children In Afghanistan “ At night we can hear them screaming‚ but we are not allowed to do anything about it… my son said that his officers told him to look the other way because it’s their culture “ (Buckley). According to the New York Times‚ rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan among men with ‘authority’ which dominate most of the Afghan population. This practice is known as ‘Bacha bazi’ in Persian‚ which translates to boy play
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senseless slaughter of our citizens." Said by Barack Obama on May 2nd‚ after the death of Osama Bin Laden‚ the former leader of al Qaeda. That was the start of the "end" of the war on terrorism. How could this be‚ with still 99‚000 U.S. troops still in Afghanistan? What are they doing over there in the desserts of the Middle East‚ having a party? No‚ they are dying for the war on terrorism‚ but the real world does not want to accept that fact‚ because they are too stubborn to realize that the war on terrorism
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Gender inequality Gender can be defined as the socially constructed roles and duties society constructs‚ assigns and expects of males and females on the basis of their biological and physical characteristics. Gender is learnt‚ not permanent and differs from one community to another. Gender roles and responsibilities are found in all spheres of society be it economic‚ social‚ political or religious. Gender roles are affected by age‚ social class‚ ability‚ ethnicity and race. The gender roles help
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In the reading of “Escape from Afghanistan” written by Farah Ahmedi‚ the reader learns Ahmedi is grateful and caring. This story overall reveals the admirable characteristics of Farah Ahmedi. Even though Farah Ahmedi does not have much to be grateful for‚ she remains thankful for what she has. When Ahmedi and her mother attempt to cross over to Pakistan‚ they do not have a place to stay‚ nor they have a good chance of reaching Pakistan. Yet she remains grateful for the company of her mother. Ahmedi
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Goodmorning/afternoon Miss Nelson and 7B. Today I will be talking about how gender can change your identity in a male dominated country such as Afghanistan and how education‚ or the rather‚ the lack of it can affect your identity. Identity means how you think of yourself‚ who you are‚ your personality and what others think of you. It is also how you act based on your identity. In the text Parvana‚ which is set in Afghanistan‚ the women are discriminated against. The taliban think of them as weak‚useless
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Fighting is constant in Afghanistan and it affects women significantly. The men in their lives control women‚ and because of the oppressive government‚ they hold no power in society. A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ written by Khaled Hosseini is a story of two young women‚ Laila and Mariam‚ who face and overcome many hardships and live in a country destroyed by political oppression and war. Hosseini exposes the inner strength of Afghan women through the point of view of these two women; a strength that
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