Afghani

They insist that everything was invented in Afghanistan and still believe in old ideologies like; “A good afghan girl” will help her mom with household chores, while the men never lift a finger. Or how “ a good Afghan girl” will marry a Afghani boy her family approves of. Although, photographic evidence of her smoking Marlboro cigarette from her youth suggest otherwise. And don't even try to challenge her or else you will be getting a long lecture about respecting your elders, even though you were just expressing an opinion. Oh and don't worry, she won't forget to forward her concerns to your parents, and remind them how she wasted her youth travelling from one country to the next so her ungrateful children could have a better education. I think I hear this story once a week, though it’s never boring since major aspects of the story change each…

One of the most outstanding figures of the Islamic history in the nineteenth century was Jamal ad-Di Afghani (1839-1897) who was born in Iran. Afghani was a well-traveled political activist who became the leading spokesperson for Pan-Islamism, a political movement that fought against the incursion of the Europeans by uniting the Muslims around the world under one Islamic state. His journeys to the different countries he has been had significant influences on how his life was shaped. The trends…

spreading throughout the world. This blend of nationalism and religious ideology coincides with the late 19th century teachings of Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani. Al-Afghani argued that Islamic civilizations needed to unify under a common cause of competing with the western imperialistic powers that were spreading their influence across the world. Pan-Islam called for a united Islamic state, or Caliphate, that represented the combined interests of those who followed the Islamic religion. Pan-Islam was…

Sonita Faces the World Sonita, an Afghani 14-year-old young woman, was documented by the director Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami to portray the traditional obstacles, especially marriage, Afghani young women face. Sonita and the director Ghaemmaghami are the two-main people in this biographical documentary, called Sonita. The production company is TAG/TRAUM Film Production and is co-produced by ARTE and NDR. Set in Tehran, Iran, the 14-year-old Sonita struggles to dig deep into the music…

There are a multitude of themes discussed in both The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. The shared themes include; Afghani culture and identity, cycle of hope and despair, loyalty and devotion in spite of difficulty, and human capacity for evil. The author of both works, Khaled Hosseini, was able to create two different plots with the above themes included in both. He was able to do this by changing the characters and changing the way the themes were presented. This left many…

Betrayal can happen to a group of people, not just one person. The Taliban, a Muslim militia, betrayed the Afghanis. The Taliban came in and took over the land of where the Afghanis were living while holding many shootings and massacres. Betrayal of the Afghanis occurred when the Taliban failed to hold accountable power over the people of Afghanistan. This let the Afghanis down by the people not being able to have any power over their country anymore and to leave the country unstable. The…

Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? Thesis: While America attempts to “save” the Muslim women from the Taliban, they’re missing the big picture. Instead of “liberating” the women of their burqas, Americans need to leave their ethnocentric ideas behind and come to the realization that they are ignoring far more important issues of the Afghani woman. For example, creating an environment free of war for the safety of the Afghani woman. Support: Burqas are often worn for modesty, protection,…

Imperialism played a role in the development of our modern day society. It was viewed differently by the imperialist and the colonies imperialized. H.G. Wells, Liang Qichao, Jamal Al-Din Al-Afghani, and Rabindranath Tagore all lived through the new age of imperialism and saw what was done to the states across the globe. As a result, each of them developed and shared ideas on their views on imperialism. H.G Wells and Liang Qichao were both against imperialism. Through his book The Time Machine…

Also, the government has reduced women’s rights when it feels it is “politically expedient”. President Karzai of Afghanistan in February 2009 signed a law which denies several rights of Afghan Shi’a women. It forbids these women from leaving the house, working, and getting a proper education. And while the Shi’a women only account for 20% of all Afghani women, their rights are being infringed and they still need help. The simplicity…

northern parts of the country. It spreads across 251,827 sq. miles, making it just smaller than the state of Texas which comes in at 268,820 sq. miles. The country is located between Southern Asia and Central Asia. It is bordered by Iran, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, China, and India. This location centering between central and southern Asia makes Afghanistan both landlocked and a land bridge within Asia. The country of Afghanistan has been seen on the news around the world…