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Month: September 2007
International Religious Freedom Report 2007 – Afghanistan
Source International Religious Freedom Report 2007 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor The Constitution proclaims that “followers of other religions are free to exercise their faith and perform their religious rites within the limits of the provisions of law.” However, it also states that Islam is the “religion of the state”… Continue reading International Religious Freedom Report 2007 – Afghanistan
Most Afghan refugees are Hindus, Sikhs
Source – Rediff September 13, 2007 There are 11,500 refugees in India and the role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is to find a home for them. Last week, two Iraqi families protested outside the UNHCR office in New Delhi because their cases for resettlement had not been submitted yet. Nayana Bose,… Continue reading Most Afghan refugees are Hindus, Sikhs
DARKNESS OVER KABUL
Source This Above All – Khushwant Singh – 09/01/2007 Harami. That seems to be the keyword of the most absorbing work of fiction I have read in recent years. The word means bastard. The novel, of which it is the keyword, is A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Bloomsbury). It encapsulates the story of… Continue reading DARKNESS OVER KABUL