Taliban

their targets. Moving them to any other prison would cause various problems. For example, Dick Cheney, former U.S. Vice President, says, “They’re terrorists. They’re bomb-makers. They’re facilitators of terror.. They’re members of al Qaeda and the Taliban . . .” (“Should the prison at Guantanamo Bay be closed?”). The detainees are not a simple soldier who is a prison of war, they are more dangerous than that. They are much more capable of doing worse attacks, like…

leave her alone, she's OK.’ And you know, this time, I offered them tea again, and they took a sip and they left. By that time, my staff poured into my office. They were scared to death. They didn't know why they didn't kill me”(Ted talk). The Taliban rag for war most of the men are uneducated have no clue what they are doing all they know how to do is shoot a gun. One day Yacoobi was riding with four trainers, a body guard they were heading North of Kabul when 19 young men blocked the road…

Al-Qaeda (The Base) Al Qaeda, which means “The Base” in Arabic, is the most known and the most dangerous terrorist group in the world. It was founded in 1988 by the most wanted person in America, Osama Bin Laden. Other leaders included Abdullah Yusuf Azzam and Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Their motives were to keep American influences out of Muslim countries, fight Israel, and dictate the Middle East. The History of Al Qaeda According to BBC News, “Many volunteers from Arab countries had gone to…

In her autobiography, I am Malala, Malala Yousafzai tells the world of her courageous fight for women’s education in Pakistan, which is overwhelmingly controlled by the Taliban. She talks about the violence, injustice, and struggles she witnesses in her city everyday, including an earthquake that devastated Swat, the valley she lives in. Writing her account of the earthquake, Malala uses a variety of rhetorical strategies to bring the effects it had on her and her people into perspective for…

Mary Hirmiz Shooting Kabul by N.H Senzai Summary During the summer of 2001, panic and fear was rising in the people of Afghanistan when the Taliban began oppressing everyone and creating strict rules that limit people from doing many things. This led many to illegally leave Afghanistan and move to the United States and various other places around the world. Twelve-year-old Fadi’s parents decided to leave for the United States due to the oppression, and his mother’s health that had worsened by…

communication devices because of the Patriot Act. The U.S responded to the 9/11 attack with The War Of Terror and with the Patriot Act .Strikes against the al-Qaeda terrorist training camps and military institutions of the Taliban…

Malala Yousafzai has been just an ordinary 14 year old, raised in Mingora, Pakistan to, by the Taliban boarded the bus and shot Malala on the side of her head. She was later rushed to a military hospital located in Peshawar and then for further care she was transferred to Birmingham, England. She later started to study in Birmingham, and gave many speeches to the world talking about education and how many people didn’t have education because of this she was awarded Sakharov Prize for Freedom of…

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,…

Teen activism Do you know what’s a teen activist ? A teen activist is teens or kids under 21 years old that fight for injustice that sometimes the government maken. What is a teen Activist Do you ever wonder what is a teen Activist ? If you don’t know a teen Activist is someone under 21 years old ( Teen or kid ) that fight for injustice that sometimes the government does. ( They help fix an issue ). They are big believers who never give up. They are teen activists who like to change the world.…

in Khaled Hosseini's A thousand splendid suns, the two juxtaposing characters Jalil and Rasheed highlight that when there are patriarchal constructs evident within a society. It leads to the oppression of within their homes. However it is Rasheed unwavering ignorance in his acceptance of fundamentalism that ultimately symbolizes the imbalance within society. When Jalil first faces the problem of an illegitimate child, his first thought was neither of Nana nor of his unborn child but…