Zahirullah also known as Zahir Raihan was a Bangladeshi novelist‚ writer and filmmaker. He still dominates our memory because of his documentary “Stop Genocide” made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Zahir Raihan was born on 19 August 1935‚ in the village Majupur‚ at Feni. His father was a professor of Calcutta Alia Madrasha. After the Partition of Bengal in 1947‚ he along with his parents returned back to their own village. . Early stage of his life Zahir passed the Matriculation
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Opinion on the Novel Entitled The Zahir Life‚ happiness‚ love‚ loss‚ and obsession characterize the latest novel that I have read – The Zahir written by the Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho. The title itself revealed an interesting feeling and curiosity to the readers. The term “Zahir” comes from the Islamic tradition which means visible and incapable of going unnoticed. This international bestseller novel is a piece of art full of surprises and mysteries. The story is about the narrator‚ a bestselling
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succeeded by his cousin‚ Nadir Shah‚ but was assassinated four years after becoming king. Nadir Shah’s oldest son‚ 19 year old Mohammad Zahir Shah would become Afghanistan’s last ruling king and at the end of his 40 year rule‚ monarchy in Afghanistan came to an end. King Zahir Shah maintained a policy of neutrality during World War 2 and shortly after the war‚ Zahir Shah named his own cousin‚ Daud Khan as Prime minister. At the start of the Cold War‚ Afghanistan courted both the USA and USSR. Both
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Kahane. Egyptian-American El Sayyid Nosair assassinates controversial right-wing Zionist leader Rabbi Meir Kahane. November 4‚ 1991: Al-Qaeda Linked Assassination Attempt on Exiled King of Afghanistan Zahir Shah. [Source: Associated Press]An assailant posing as a Portuguese journalist stabs Zahir Shah‚ the former king of Afghanistan‚ in his home in exile in Rome. Dec. 29‚ 1992 In the first al-Qaida attack against U.S. forces‚ operatives bomb a hotel where U.S. troops -- on their way to a humanitarian
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King Zahir Shah‚ who gave precedence to the secular legal system over Shari’a law‚ overturned the Constitution of 1931 in 1964. The new Constitution viewed men and women equal‚ but there were only four women in the first parliament out of 216. In the late 1960s the changes was both support and opposed by the Afghan people. Many young people cam to Kabul to take advantage of expanded education‚ however others opposed the changes and fought for a return to Islamic values. the tension increase with
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------------------------------------------------- Riding the waves of culture Chapter 1 – An introduction to Culture 1- According to Trompenaars‚ culture is: Culture is “the way in which group of people solves problems and reconciles dilemmas.” Culture is the context in which things happen. 2- What is “Glocalisation”? “Glocalisation” is a new phenomenon which affects the management organization. Indeed‚ the organizational design tends to be standardized with globalization. So managers
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Academy Award winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy was presented the ‘Crystal Award’ by Hilde Schwab at the 2013 World Economic Forum meeting for her efforts in promoting human rights and women’s issues through film. The award was given at the official Crystal Award ceremony held at the World Economic Forum Congress Centre‚ Congress Hall in Davos‚ Switzerland. The World Economic Forum introduced the Crystal Award in 1995 to honour personalities who are highly regarded as both cultural leaders
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passed‚ forcing Afghans to look to their 1964 constitution. Muhammad Zahir Shah proved to be a reliable and credible leader who implemented a significant constitution which provided new laws for Afghan society‚ including those that would further advance women’s rights. The implementation of a new constitution‚ and the growing support of women’s rights pushed Afghan society away from their traditional political beliefs that the
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The discussion question #2 for week 3 is: 1. How does the concept of ethnocentrism (briefly described in chapter 1) get displayed in our families? Include at least two examples form your own experience in comparison to other families you’ve encountered The notion of one’s culture being superior to other cultures is in regards to ethnocentrism. One experience in regards to comparison is the home cooked meals. When I was younger I would compare my family meals to my friends families‚ in regards to
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Joe Smith Rock History and Culture Chapter Two Questions 8/23/2013 Rock History and Culture End Questions At the end of chapter two‚ a chapter in which the genre of blues evolved into the sub genres of urban blues and rhythm and blues‚ we are asked compare the two songs in terms of lyrics tempo and feel. BB King’s “Three O’clock Blues” sounds much more like blues than Bo Diddley’s “Bo Diddley” which could be described more as rhythm and blues because it utilizes more than one singer and
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