Even though‚ both Al-Athir and Polo are describing the same matter‚ the way they see Tatars is quite different. Both authors came from a rapidly different background and it can be seen in the way they are approaching Tatars and describing their way of living. Muslim scholar‚ Al-Athir see Mongols as a threat. For Al-Athir Tatars are «…the greatest catastrophe and the most dire calamity…» Therefore‚ Al-Athir does not take into considerations any possible good sides of the Tatars. For example‚
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Who is Malala? On July 12‚ 1997‚ Malala Yousafzai was born in Mingora‚ Pakistan‚ located in the country’s Swat Valley. A girl who all she wanted was to become someone in life and continue her education. She fought for a girl’s and her rignt to be able to continue school after the Taliban began attacking girls’ schools. She gave a speech in Peshawar‚ Pakistan‚ in September 2008. The title of her talk was‚ "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?”. On October 9‚ 2012 she was shot
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Republic of Afghanistan: Selected Issues This Selected Issues paper for Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on January 30‚ 2008. The views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan or the
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Oooo. Mr. Prime minister‚ allow us to summarize what the President of our country Afghanistan was meant to say: our neighboring Islamic country Pakistan not only have been selling us for fraction of what we’re worth to other countries around the world for decades‚ but also have been killing us for centuries now. Hopefully it didn’t surprise any one‚ because this is nothing new to Afghans in Afghanistan‚ our neighboring Islamic and non Islamic countries in the region‚ United States of America‚ United
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November 2nd 2012-11-02 The women in Afghanistan had all their Rights taken away when the new government was establish‚ going against the Charter of Human Rights declared by the United Nations. The following paper will investigate the perspectives of the United Nations‚ the women of Afghanistan and the Taliban on the issues of women’s right in Afghanistan. Taking away a person rights is a Crime against Humanity while the women in Afghanistan are put in situation of being harmed or in danger
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* * * * * “Asia’s Challenge 2020” What is the most important challenge facing Asia over the next decade? Why? What should be done about it? Unhealthy development: a lack of values education and personal generosity CHIM Chamroeun Do we really have enough will to come together and cope with challenges? Let us have a look at this metaphor of our body which consists of trillions of cells. “A main purpose of a cell is to organize. Cells hold a variety of pieces and each cell has a different
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Anna H. Asian Art History Maurya Dynasty: Sarnath Lion Capital Mauryan Empire of India lasted from 4th to 2nd century BCE. According to Coomaraswmy‚ an Indian historian‚ Mauryan art had three phases. The third phase was considered the beginning of brick and stone sculpture and architecture. The pillars of Asoka would consider such example‚ which are free standing carved animal capitals created in the time of Asoka empire. There are 20 known pillars that Asoka commissioned
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We all dream of a better life We all know about living the dream‚ My family and I left the Kabul for Pakistan in 1995. Our dream was a better life a life which we could sleep a night with peace a life which we could walk with no fair. Me and my father we were working as labour for a small company‚ it was 50/km far from our home and we were going there by my dad`s bicycle. The work was hard everything was hard there‚ but when I was coming home and looking that my brothers and sisters are having
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Many characters in A Thousand Splendid Suns have troubled pasts that affect their decisions and the way they interact with others. However‚ the two characters that are affected the most by their pasts are‚ Laila and Mariam. Their past decisions mostly affect their lives negatively. Mariam’s past experiences as a “harami” does not prepare her for her future. Laila’s loss of Tariq causes her to lose hope in her children and act negatively toward Rasheed. Mariam’s mother‚ Nana‚ had a
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Malala Yousafszai: Address to the UN for ‘Malala Day’ How effectively does Malala Yousafszai’s ‘Address to the UN’ convey challenges of belonging in a global community? A barrier that can prevent a person from belonging is gender. As witnessed by the whole world‚ the Taliban shot Malala Yousafszai in the head because she was a girl who wanted an education. Malala shows that although it was a barrier at first‚ she has overcome this difficulty by persisting to gain rights for women everywhere
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