My life with the Taliban / Abdul Salam Zaeef. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-231-70148-8 (alk. paper) 1. Za’if‚ ‘Abd al-Salam‚ 1967 or 8– 2. Taliban—Biography. 3. Afghan War‚ 2001—Biography. 4. Prisoners of war—Afghanistan—Biography. 5. Prisoners of war—United States—Biography. 6. Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp—Biography. I. Title. DS371.33.Z34A3 2010 958.104’7—dc22 [B] 2009040865 ∞ Columbia University Press books are printed on permanent and durable acid-free paper
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importance in comparison‚ because the land lock country Afghanistan (where he was able to prevailed capitalism by defeating socialism in1988) has no passing way of its own. Pakistan in only country through which America could sustain and survive there over. Another big reason ’why the Pakistan is of so much importance in respect its Geographical location’ Is because it occupies "four different culture" in its surrounding‚ namely Afghanistan with central Asian culture in the west; Iran with middle
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century Afghanistan poet Saib-e-Tabrizi wrote this commendatory poem after visiting Kabul. ‘Every street of Kabul is enthralling to the eye; Through the bazaars‚ caravans of Egypt pass; One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs; And the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.’ In this world there are still many women say that they are suffering unfair treatment and demand for the right to vote‚ the right to manage. But to the women who had experienced two Afghanistan war
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American women’s lives are nothing compared to the lives of women in Afghanistan. The Taliban has limited the rights of women in the societies where they have taken over‚ including Afghanistan. The women are not respected nor treated equally because of the Taliban laws. The Taliban restrictions and mistreatments of women include: whipping‚ beating‚ outlawing education for women‚ sexually assaulting women and verbal abuse of women. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ the rights of women
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things and expand or build knowledge. Now a day we do not have to fight to go to school. Men and woman have equal education‚ and the same equality. Women are actually smarter than me now.The book shows two stories about education that most women in Afghanistan go through. Mariam is not allowed to go school because Nana‚ her mother believes that she does need but she just does not want to lose Mariam. “And you’ll learn nothing of value in those schools. There is only one‚ only one skill a woman like you
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On Culture‚ Clashes‚ and Kite Running In his novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini depicts his homeland Afghanistan as a host to many different cultures and classes‚ such as Pashtun and Hazara‚ Sunni and Shiite‚ with this dichotomy of beliefs and attributes being powerful enough to shape diverse‚ sometimes negative relationships amongst the characters of the novel and their behavior to each other‚ as well as establish that individual’s identity. Each person interprets the impact of the role of
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Another reason is because the Taliban has made it very difficult for them to live in Afghanistan. (Chapter 1) Fadi and his family leave for America. As they were running to catch the truck‚ Mariam wanted Fadi to put her Barbie in his backpack but they didn’t have time. Then suddenly the Taliban showed up‚ so they ran but there were too many people and Fadi let go of her hand and she fell. Mariam was now stuck in Afghanistan while the rest of the family left. (Chapter 2) Walking home from school Fadi
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actions; he goes on to say “... It’s wrong what they say about the past‚ I’ve learned‚ about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out” His memories of this often leave him feeling disgraceful and ashamed‚ but when he goes back to Afghanistan to see a dying friend‚ he finds out Hassan’s son is orphaned and needs to be saved. Amir goes into the line of danger‚ meets with a Taliban leader and almost gets killed to save Sohrab. After all of that it still takes a ton of time and work to
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Muslim women differs throughout time periods and countries‚ such as Afghanistan‚ Iran‚ and Pakistan. The consequences of breaking the laws in these nations differ as well. In addition‚ different social factors affect the way Muslim women are treated. These social positions are perceived differently amongst men and women in Afghanistan‚ Iran‚ and Pakistan. In Afghanistan‚ the leaders of the past Resistance turned Muslim Afghanistan into a strict theocratic state by incorporating religion into the
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Discrimination is still an issue in countries all over the world‚ including Canada. People still get discriminated in our society today for the way they look‚ talk and their religious views. Discrimination is shown in The Kite Runner ‚written by Khaled Hosseini and The Chrysalids ‚written by John Wyndham. Hassan‚ one of the main characters of The Kite Runner is treated like an animal for the way he looks and his religious views. In The Chrysalids‚ the main character David Storm is considered a “mutant”
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