Essays Tagged: "Afghanistan"

Living Behind a White Lie as an Afghan-American Muslim woman

uccessful because the culture discourages independence for women. In fact, this happens not just in Afghanistan, but in the United States as well. In fact, it happens in my own family. My cousin has a ... even during the daytime hours. While my friends are partying, I'm required to be at home.Being from Afghanistan, I was ashamed to show my true identity, so I assumed a false identity. I tried to be li ...

(4 pages) 101 1 4.1 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

This essay is about the marriages in Afghanistan. Their customs and etc.

Marriages in AfghanistanAs in class we discussed about the marriages in different cultures as well as inAfghanist ...

(1 pages) 75 0 3.2 Jul/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

My Afghan Hound Story. Question to essay: Write a essay about any experience you or dream that you had.

r country where the puppy can have a loving home.I phoned the man to order an Afghan hound from Afghanistan. He told me that it would take 5 weeks for the puppy to arrive in South Africa. He also ... going to stop me from having that Afghan hound. I packed my bags and climbed on the first flight to Afghanistan to go and find that terrified puppy.When I got in Afghanistan I saw that it was much ...

(2 pages) 49 0 3.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

"Afghanistan" This essay is about the history of events that has happened in Afghanistan, and about the past to present leaders.

The King was overthrown in 1973. Muhammad Daoud took the power as President of the Afghanistan. He established an autocratic, one-party state, later had purged his government of lefti ... s rule had sought financial support form Iran, ruled by the Shah, and Saudi Arabia in order to make Afghanistan less dependent on Soviet economic aid.On April 28, 1978, the regime of President Mohamma ... , April 17, a Marxist ideologue a member of the Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. (PDPA) was a Marxist-oriented party. On April 19 the party organized a mass rally and m ...

(5 pages) 118 2 3.6 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

About the economic effects that september 11th, had on the US economy, and whether or not sanctions would be a good idea for the US to use against Afghanistan

ledged the need to destroy the terrorists and their infrastructure. Most approved of the bombing of Afghanistan. But did any of America's citizens ever stop to think what September 11 and the war on t ... st a country whether it be covert action, or military deployment. This is the case with America and Afghanistan at the moment. America does not have a good record with sanctions and military movement ...

(6 pages) 155 3 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

War on Iraq

is what happens after we have 'won?'To roll the credits back a notch, lets look at where we are in Afghanistan after 'winning.' The National Army we put in place dares not venture outside Kabul. Vice ... your choice of the above groups) to the extent that no tactical moves are made without forewarning.Afghanistan is coming apart in our hands. And yet, the 'quick victory' there, the vaunted success of ...

(3 pages) 151 2 2.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

The role of women in afghanistan during reconstruction.

Ever since the Soviet Union left Afghanistan in 1980, the country has been alone with no true government to face over 23 years of civ ... re removed from power in the year 2001. Meetings were held in Bonn, Germany to decide the future of Afghanistan. International representatives created The Afghan Interim Administration (AIA) to tempor ... Jirga would be assembled to create a more permanent government over the next two years. Not only is Afghanistan starting from scratch politically, but since the overthrow of the Taliban, opium product ...

(3 pages) 63 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Attacking the Economy, republicans.

economy should greatly concern you, President Bush. Despite your recent military accomplishments in Afghanistan and Iraq, they may not be enough to get you reelected for a second term. But I do not ne ...

(5 pages) 125 1 3.3 May/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Afghanistan.

AfghanistanAfghanistan covers an area of 251,825 sq. mi. The northwestern, western, and southern bor ... n border is formed by the Amu Darya River and its tributary, the Panj. High mountains cover much of Afghanistan, with about one-half of the land over 6600 ft. in elevation. Small glaciers and year-rou ... droelectric stations on the Kondoz, Kabul, Arghandab, and Helmand riversThe last official census in Afghanistan was in 1979, when the population registered at 15,551,358. In 1997 an estimate of 23,738 ...

(4 pages) 133 0 4.1 May/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Why Do Sunnis (Taliban) Hate Shias (Iran and Hazaras) and Why Do The Shias Hate Sunnis ?

aliban". This enormously insightful book gives an account of Taliban's rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the Central Asian region. The book also analyzes the wider regional and geopolitical ... ing attitudes of various countries like America and Saudi Arabia towards Taliban and its effects on Afghanistan.The word Taliban has been derived from the term talib, which means a student of an Islam ...

(8 pages) 87 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Binladen & Hitler,

Binladen hates Americans just as much as Hitler hated Jews. He owns this famous attraction over in Afghanistan and said he doesn't want Americans on his grounds. It isn't fair to exclude a group from ...

(1 pages) 17 1 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

ARRANGED MARRIAGES

oy or girl. Arranged marriages are practiced all over the world, some countries include Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Canada and India. These types of marriages have many positive and negative points.In th ...

(5 pages) 125 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Dansk analyse af en leder i Information samt et indlæg til Chili om USA's nye metoder til at spore og likvidere terrorister. Karakter: 11 pil ned

anden del perspektivere hændelsen i Yemen til resten af verden og sammenligner det med bl.a. Afghanistan. Tredje del stiller spørgsmål ved, om højteknologiske henrettelser e ...

(5 pages) 23 0 4.6 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Is War Worth it? comparing Gallipoli and These fought in any case by wafa nurdin

raging on in some forlorn country. The countless victims are but numbers to us. 151 people died in Afghanistan. 23 children shot in Nigeria. As a society, we have become desensitized to the effects o ...

(4 pages) 16 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The People of Afghanistan

ld as well. There were many disturbing images shown by the media shortly after the U.S. bombings in Afghanistan. But, the media coverage of thousands of Afghan people fleeing their country and living ... facts that I have gathered in my personal research regarding the cultural aspects of the people of Afghanistan.The People of AfghanistanAfghanistan is located in Southern Asia, bordering China, Iran, ...

(8 pages) 106 1 4.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Diplomacy: The Anti-War. War and its Literature.

erican taxpayers. Even today with the situation in Iraq we are trying to pass $87 billion in aid to Afghanistan and Iraq on top of what we spent to dismantle their regimes. Of this aid only a portion ...

(3 pages) 57 0 3.9 Aug/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Vice presidential debat

gar and hagel. They have all said that Iraq is a mess and it's getting worse.EDWARDS: "We went into Afghanistan and very quickly the administration made a decision to divert attention from that and in ...

(4 pages) 31 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

The Second Presidential Debate

he inspectors do their job, there wouldn't be 10 times the number of forces in Iraq that we have in Afghanistan. He also mentioned that while Iran creating more nuclear weapons, North Korea had also c ... e inspector do their job so there wouldn't be 10 times the number of forces in Iraq that we have in Afghanistan. President Bush, however, claimed that we shouldn't let the inspector do their job, beca ...

(3 pages) 23 0 4.3 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Afghan Soviet War

rent. For millions of other people in the world it's far from that. On my birthday, January 1, 1983 Afghanistan was being invaded by the soviet army, lived under the Talaban terrorist regime, for deca ... o have a presidential election until about two weeks ago from this day on December 21, 2004. Afghanistan is a middle Eastern state located in the southwest region of central Asia. It's territor ...

(4 pages) 55 0 4.5 Nov/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

"e-mail over reg mail", pros and cons, comparison contrast paper.

button, ones message is sent. Whether you are sending an e-mail to a person across the street or to Afghanistan, the transfer rate is virtually the same. The Postal Delivery System takes from two days ...

(2 pages) 82 0 3.7 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community