Afghan

for. But no one ever guesses Afghan. “Afghan”? They ask with disbelief, “oh.. you don’t look afghan?” they say. Well, how would you know what an Afghan looks like? But what they are most confused about is why I don’t have an accent, and how come I’m not wearing a burka. Though they never say that out loud, no one ever dose. I often have to explain that I was born in Canada and I am fluent in English. Growing up Afghan-Canadian entails much more than one may think. Whether it's having to explain to…

permission of male relatives (“Life as an Afghan Woman”). “Life as an Afghan Woman” states about infant and child mortality that “Fewer children die before age five. Child mortality has been decreased by half! Though the rate is still high, improvements in access to clean water, electricity and sanitation, as well as better educated mothers, have helped to save the lives of thousands of Afghan women.” Education has now began to make an impact in the lives of the young women who are given access…

bakery. In the event that the baker is a woman, grooves are made in the bread, if men, then cuts are made. One of the many things that stand out about this culture is the fact that there is a lot of prominence that is laid on the food. As a matter of fact, Afghan culture greatly adores unexpected guests. In other western cultures, people usually view uninvited guests with such disgust that it is considered an imposition. However, Afghans readily welcome the guests into their homes. In fact, so…

able to successfully capture the powerful image of “Afghan Girl”, and showcase the struggle and fear instilled into a woman who was forced to…

DISSERTATION BREAKING BARRIERS To highlight the living conditions of the Afghan community residing in the Capital city of India. INTRODUCTION India is considered as one of the primary hub centres, wherein thousands of refugees arrive every day in order to seek shelter. A refugee is an individual who resides outside his home country. It could be because of various reasons, particularly including the experiences of hardships and being wretched on the basis of ill-treatment. Especially, because…

Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). This paper will analyze by comparing and contrasting the data’s protracted refugees which have been collected from the website evaluation, book number and the nine periodicals to reinforce the idea why Afghan refugees should be granted with a Pakistani citizenship based on the reliability of each source, and if this information are enough to compare and contrast the articles. The reason behind this topic is since Pakistan has decided to send back its Afghan…

Reader response criticism means that is there is no correct interpretation. Interpretation of a text is in a timeless fashion, where a text can draw ambiguous moments. In the short story “to the Afghan Man” by Parniyan Aazhir, certain writing techniques such as; imagery, metaphor, and interpretations are all used. When these writing techniques are all added up, they help aid on how ambiguous moments arise within the text through an actual or implied reader interpretation. Through imagery,…

The United States and the Soviet-Afghan War In December of 1970 the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan with a force of 30,000 troops in order to assist the communist government and setup a client state (“Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan”). This invasion marked the start of the Soviet-Afghan war, a long drawn out war due to the United States funding the Afghan freedom fighters who fought against the invading Soviet Union only to make the war longer and more expensive for them. The war would…

Introduction (200 words) Community health care is a broad and every expanding topic which underpins many social, political and economic decisions. For community nurses to provide optimal care to their clients an understanding of the health care principles is essential to how they will be provided within the nursing and community setting. This essay will discuss how knowledge and understanding effects health literacy and the underlying health principles that are relevant to a large Afghanistan…

globe, looking at human right’s violations and countries where the position of women is compromised in some way. However, a personal interest of mine (as a woman of Afghan heritage) is the position of women in Afghanistan, especially pertaining to the rule of the Taliban. In 1989, as a young teenager, I read Marie Claire’s ground breaking article entitled “My Escape from the Taliban”. This followed, in diary form, the story of a young woman who escaped from Kabul and found safety in Pakistan.…