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 …
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AFGHAN WOMAN NOMINATED CNN TOP-10 HEROINE
Since 2007 CNN has been honoring individuals who make extraordinary contributions to humanitarian aid. These"heroes" come from all…
AFGHANISTAN EDUCATION SYSTEM: BETWEEN ACID AND INTERNET
How would you feel if you couldn't go to school because of the fear of being thrown acid on your face? How would you feel if atten…
A WELL OF DIFFERENCE: EDUCATION IN AFGHANISTAN AS AN EXAMPLE OF CULTURE PROGRESS
In 2011 I spent the month of July traveling through Rajasthan, an iconic region of central-north India filled with historic and cu…
HONOR BEFORE EVERYTHING, FROM AMERICAN TO AFGHAN WOMEN
I don't have children, but I've always heard that losing your child is the biggest pain a person can experience in life. It sends …
A TIGER AMONG LIONS: A WOMAN MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE AFGHANISTAN CULTURE
Last week 17 people were slaughtered in Afghanistan just because they were attending a party. They were caught while engaging them…
KITES ACROSS THE WORLD
Summer is knocking at the door, and this past Sunday my girlfriend and I walked to Central Park and chilled there for a few hours.…
WELCOME TO HERAT, AFGHANISTAN
Herat, the third largest city in Afghanistan, houses about 400,000 people.Absent from any list of prioritized locations to visit o…
AFGHAN WOMEN ARE BEING POISONED WHILE GETTING AN EDUCATION
As Filmannex and the Afghan Citadel Sofware Company celebrate the opening of the new Internet classroom in Kouz-E-Karbas High Scho…
NEW EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR KURDISH AND AFGHAN WOMEN
Sometimes I still cant believe my mother went to Iraq during the war. She was there in 2010 with an association of volunteers whi…
