“trespassing”. The neighbors had seen what had happened but they were all Pashtun and “...no one was going to risk anything for a pair of Hazara servants.” (220) Toward the end of the novel‚ Amir and Farid‚ the man who transported Amir from Peshawar to Kabul secretly and safely who eventually becomes friends with Amir‚ were talking when Farid asks Amir why he returned to Afghanistan. To which Amir replies that it is for Sohrab‚ Hassan’s son‚ as he had mentioned before. Farid then says “No… what I meant
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SHORT STORY The sun’s rays beamed upon Kabul. It had not rained for many months now. The grass had almost vanished and any remaining patches of grass looked rough and shaggy like uncombed hair that felt coarse as my feet brushed across a patch of dried grass along the ground. The heat was particularly unbearable this morning as I was drenched with sweat. It trickled down my down my face and back like a waterfall and made a puddle on the ground‚ almost as if I was being teased by Mother Nature. I
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The Kite Runner: Character logs: Amir: Narrator Mother dies giving birth to him in 1963 Aches for his mother Pashtun Sunni Rich by Afghanistan standards First word “Baba” Seeking love and acceptance from his father Baba In awe of his father Good at reciting poetry Avid reader Bad at sports Selfish Sometimes wishes Rahim Khan was his father Has a master-servant relationship with Hassan His belief in God: When Hassan catches the Kite‚ Amir is shocked saying‚ “And my god – if he
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Hazara’s‚ but it includes all kinds of the Hazara people‚ including minorities of Sunni Hazara and Ismaili Shia Hazara. In 1747 when Afghanistan was originally founded‚ Pashtun had the vast majority of the state. It wasn’t until the Hazaras immigrated to Kabul in the second half of the twentieth century‚ that their religious‚ ideological‚ economic‚ geographic‚ and linguistic characteristics were threatened. The idea of their culture being over ruled‚ forced the Pashtun to hate the Hazara and attempt to hinder
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letter with excitement and pride. Hassan says he would like to see Amir again. Rahim Khan reveals‚ however‚ that Hassan and his wife were murdered by the Taliban a month after the letter was written. Their son‚ Sohrab‚ is now living in an orphanage in Kabul. 8. In Chapter 18‚ Amir finds out that both Hassan and his wife were shot by the Taliban while trying to protect Baba’s house‚ as a result‚ orphaning their son. Rahim tells Amir it is his job to find
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The quaint and obsolete buildings are the remains of some prototype air-raid warning structures built in 1920; by accompanying the images with ambient sound recorded in 1999‚ she doubles the act of preservation of those buildings‚ already saved from destruction in 1988. She was shortlisted for the 1998 Turner Prize. Tacita Dean’s newest series of blackboard drawings‚ ‘Fatigues’ (2012)‚ presents a discourse on the fragility of the human gesture. This vulnerability stands in the face of many things:
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Investing in Afghanistan Business opportunities in the carpet industry The tradition of Afghan carpets goes back for centuries. The richness and variety of designs reflect the cultural diversity of our country. The skill of our weavers is unrivalled in the world and make our carpets unique. Rightfully‚ our weavers take great pride in being part of this living heritage of our country. Commercially‚ the carpet industry is a cornerstone of our economy. It is our leading export sector‚ it represents
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Book”The Kite Runner” begins with Amir when he is about 40 years. He has published a new book and gets a call. The call is from Rahin Khan. He has moved from Kabul in Afghanistan to Pakistan‚ because it wasn’t a hospital in Kabul who could be able to help him. When he is talking with Rahin Khan‚ he is thinking back to his childhood in Kabul in about 1970. Many children were playing with kites. It was a kite battle and they try to cut the other kite’s thread. Amir and Hassan were on the same team
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liberation leaders in the world because his role in politics‚ exceptional leadership qualities and bringing peace back to Afghanistan. One of Hamid Karzai’s first initiatives in rebuilding Afghanistan was politics. After finishing school in Kabul (http://www.notablebiographies.com)‚ Hamid Karzai emerged on the political scene. He began lobbying for Afghanistan where his family has been living in exile in 2001 (Profile: Hamid Karzai‚). In 2002‚ he serves as a diplomat and an advisor anti-soviet
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Women Before and After Taliban When you hear the word ‘woman’‚ what thoughts‚ words‚ or traits come to mind? Women should be diverse‚ loved‚ have respect‚ and most of all‚ be treated equally. In Afghanistan‚ things are much different from the U.S. Kabul is one of the most brutal areas for women in Afghanistan. Especially when the Taliban would rule‚ things would take a turn for the worst. The rights of women would soon be canceled‚ not mainly because of religion‚ but because of one of the harshest
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