The cultural history of Afghanistan dates back over a span of two thousand years. One of its Infamous known facts is that it was a safe haven for the Taliban who were proud supporters of Al Qaeda. Throughout its time, Afghanistan has been a place of war between many factions and countries. These countries included Mongolia, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States of America. Afghanistan had been through many different periods of war, thus, making it a melting pot of different ethnic…
TERRORISM In the year 2030, terrorism will be defeated as it has become a global concern today. Terrorism is socially constructed by states—the meaning of terrorism varies depending on the context. For example, “One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter” (unknown). This quote is applicable to international relations in the most recent scenario where former president Ronald Reagan and his administration called the Afghan Mujahideen “freedom fighters” during the Cold War against…
She said, “I am dismayed at the situation is Pakistan, where one in three primary-school children don’t go to school and militancy has taken hold. Maybe this one girl’s story could wake people up to what’s going on.” Christina believes this because she values bringing awareness to what happened to Malala…
Thesis: Afghanistan’s cultural history dates back over two millennia and its strategic location in the Hindu Kush mountain range aided in the connection of the Middle East and Asia. Afghanistan has seen many military conflicts through the ages, notably by Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States of America. This has led to an infusion of different ethnic groups, languages, and religions. 1. Geography of Afghanistan A. Land, Location, and Climate…
Mizo Secessionist Movement Mizo Hills was officially declared as a part of British-India in the year 1895, following which in 1898 the North and South Hills were combined together to form the Lushai Hills district. In the year preceding the impending independence of India, the first every political party emerged in the Mizo Hills called Mizo Common People’s Union; later renamed as Mizo Union. Mizo Union is important to note because it submitted a resolution to the Advisory Committee appointed…
Muslims were treated badly. They were fired from their jobs . They were brutally murdered for supporting war of independence . Muslim's cultural and religious places were shut down . British army wanted to spread british education to people of subcontinent to make people loyal to british government . Hindus took this as a chance and there was majority of hindu community who were familiar with English education and took place of Muslims , economically…
Hindu Aryan identity in which a Hindu hero was projected as fighting to resist the invasion of a ‘foreign’ army. Certainly Bengalis do not have any Subhas Chandra Bose in the early years of 20th century and even the most orthodox of Bengali nationalists’ would hesitate to acknowledge Lakshmansena, the last Sena ruler of Bengal as a hero who fled away at the first sight of Bakhtiyar Khalji’s army in his capital. However, there are some instances to project Siraz-ud-Daulah as a tragic hero by some…
characteristics make up our foundation for cultural awareness. The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan is a country in south Asia that was founded in 1747 (Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, 2010). Afghanistan is located north and west of Pakistan…
Kristin Lewis describes how the Taliban’s shove Malalas way of life around and around,she has zero rights just because she is a girl. She is no longer able to go to school, everyday she risks her life blogging and talking about rights. She lives in Pakistan where the taliban are rapidly taking over her government and changing the rights in a horrifying way. Malala was able to surpass all of the horrifying things by attending an all girls school at risks high above a normal risk. On October 9th,…
acts are an enforcement of the purest form of Islam. And, on top of that, they use the religious concept of jihad as a reason for attacking western forces and allies. Juergensmeyer explains, “the perpetrators see themselves as soldiers in a spiritual army, engaged in a great cosmic war. These religious warriors hope that their victory will usher in a new epoch and a new religious kingdom on earth.” From this statement one can conclude that religion can be the sole driving force that convinces…