mainly when the mujahideen (a groups of loosely aligned Afghan positioners) attacked Nawa’s school‚ Lycee Mehri‚ (its seems irrelevant and out place) in July of 1982 killing dozens of students and almost killing her sister Faiza. Nawa recalls that day as one that she and her mother went to take their weekly bath at the public bathhouse‚ a few miles from their neighborhood‚ while Faiza went to school. That day‚ a woman told her mother that her husband had heard that the mujahideen planned to attack
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The battle for power between the Mujahideen‚ Afghanistan freedom fighters and the Afghanistan communist Government lasted from 1979 – 1992 (Afghan War). During these 13 years of war‚ Hafizulla Amin the prime minister of Afghanistan killed Taraki in early 1979 and instituted himself as president
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Bangladesh‚ a legacy from the liberation movement era. Almost all parties have highly active student wings‚ and students have been elected to the Parliament. Three radical Islamist parties‚ Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) and Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)‚ Harkatul Jihad were banned in February 2005 on grounds of militancy and terrorism.[2] Following the first series of bans‚ a series of bomb attacks took place in the country. The evidence of staging these attacks by these
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“To the Other Side of the Sky” and the article from the International Campaign to Ban Landmines both talk about the issue of landmines because Farah’s story supports the organization’s claims. In “To the Other Side of the Sky”‚ Farah gets hit by a landmine as a child. This blow caused many injuries to her body‚ like to her legs. According to the book‚ “‘Finally‚ I caught one quick glimpse‚ just one glimpse‚ and oh my God! That wasn’t my leg anymore‚ it was just meat! Oh‚ the redness of it‚ the utter
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I Am Malala: Independent Reading I. Cultural Connections Malala Yousafzi is the protagonist‚ narrator‚ and author of I Am Malala. She is born into a religious Pakistan family in Swat during a time of women oppression. Yousafzi makes a point to write about her happiness and freedom before Taliban took over. Her Pakistan heritage encourages many cultural traditions including dressing conservatively. Women are instructed to show respect by wearing burqas‚ which covered their face and body. The role
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In the summer of 1994 an Afghan man kidnapped and raped several young girls‚ people in the area were outraged but didn’t know what they could do. They turned to a man named Mohammed Omar who then called on his religious students and together they executed this man. Word spread of the event and the students were called to help other people with their experiences of injustice.(Tanner279) These men later became known as the Taliban‚ the men that massacred many‚ violated human rights‚ and turned Afghanistan
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Cathedral Model United Nations 2011 Study Guide Study Guide UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS Dear Delegates‚ It is my pleasure to welcome you to Cathedral Model United Nations 2011! The simulated UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs has an extremely ambitious topic area to cover. Each delegate shall‚ explore the tumultuous world of Afghanistan’s illicit drug trade; treading through the mountainous borders of Afghanistan‚ Pakistan and Iran‚ while uncovering a trail of drugs‚ an addicted
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Syrian revolution With religious tension and minority oppression‚ Syria is a country that is familiar to revolutions. With an alawite dominated government the Assad regime has used deadly force to suppress opposition in many different situations. Although in the past the Syrian government has successfully stopped revolutions‚ in the 21st century the chances are slim. Due to advances in social networking like facebook‚ neighboring countries with the same situation‚ and exogenous forces supporting
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------------------------------------------------- Bank of Credit and Commerce International From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Bank of Credit and Commerce International | | Industry | Banking | Fate | Liquidation / Forced closure | Defunct | 1991 | Headquarters | London (incorporated inLuxembourg) | Key people | Agha Hasan Abedi (Founder) | Employees | approx. 30‚000 | The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was a major international bank founded in 1972 by Agha
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Consequentially‚ the Bangladesh Government has banned a number of Islamic extremist groups in recent years. In February 2002‚ the government banned Shahdat al Hiqma‚ in February 2005 it banned Jagrata Muslim Janata‚ Bangladesh (JMJB) and Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)‚ and in October 2005 it banned Harkatul Jehad Al Islami (HUJI). Following the August 17‚ 2005 serial bombings in the country‚ the government launched a crackdown on extremists. In 2006‚ seven senior JMB leaders were sentenced to
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