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85Why Do People Hate Each Other?
Hate...Such a strong and overused word: "I hate the rain", "I hate black licorice". We use this word every day. Think about it; what are some of the things that you hate? When was the last time you used that word? (I bet it was today!)
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83The Kite Runner: A Book Review And An Overview Of Afghanistan
So have you read the book the Kite Runner that everyone is talking about?The Kite Runner is the sad, but uplifting first novel written by Khaled Hosseni. Today we only hear about the horrors of war in Afghanistan, but there was a time back before...
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81Help For Afghan School Girls
The news is a horrifying litany of terror. Afghan schoolgirls shot, poisoned, sprayed with acid... The Taliban, which once banned girls and women from attending school or holding jobs, is not giving up its...
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80Afghanistan: Another Disgusting Pullout?
The vacuum that will be created when international forces withdraw from Afghanista, has countries waiting in the wings, and too little infrastructure and trained professionals to go it on its own. So, when do we leave?
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80Who is Safe from Terrorism?
Are we safe from terrorism? This true story may give you doubts. Why wasn't this reported in the US media?
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80Sewing Circles and war – a review of Christina Lamb's Afghanistan memoir
A review of Christina Lamb's wonderful memoir of her times in Afghanistan. A look at the more personal issues that are often swamped in the competing rhetorics of politics and religion that continue to ravage the country.
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81Taliban And The Reign Of Terror
Woman being flogged by Taliban In February 2009, after Taliban took over Swat valley in northern Pakistan, this former tourist resort and it’s peaceful villages, were forced to live under strict traditional Islamic law. Floggings and other...
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80Messages from Under the Veil: Rhetorical Analysis of Islamic Veils (Thesis Paper)
A thesis paper analyzing the rhetorical value of different types of women's Islamic dress, and what it means in different countries.
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78History, culture and exile: Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan
There were very high hopes when the Taliban regime was toppled, and there was a window of opportunity for a better Afghanistan to be built. That window has proved to be a false dawn, and the state of Afghanistan has fallen back into armed warlordism and tribal conflict.
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79Living with our Moslems in Britain
.Imagine my surprise when I returned to England and found it had been moved a couple of thousand miles south and now perched on the edge of the Sahara! Mexico had been the home of choice for many years, before that, the USA and Australia. When I...
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