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Why Afghanistan is the new post-Cold War Berlin

by Nemat Sadat Oct 30 2009, 11:04 AM Twenty years ago today, the fall of the Berlin Wall, brought German re-unification, revolutionary marches throughout Eastern Europe, and the Soviet Union's disintegration. While the war of ideas that shattered the Iron Curtain was waged in Europe, Afghans fought the bloody battle against communism and demoralized the ...

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Interview with Maldives' President at U.N.

by Nemat Sadat Sep 27 2009, 01:29 AM “You know that with sea-level rise over 1.5 meters, more than hundreds of millions of people would be dead. They would simply be wiped out,” says President Mohammed Nasheed of the Maldives in an interview on Thursday morning at the Tudor Hotel in New York. Maldives and nearly 42 other small-island and low-lying developing countries are ...

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A Dose of Afghan Pop-Culture

by Nemat Sadat Jul 06 2009, 07:13 AM Singing passionately with hip dance moves, Valy electrifies crowds by shouting how his religion is the language of love. His music infuses Afghan folklore with Western instruments. With a global fan base and music downloaded on YouTube as many times as top international rock stars, such as Egypt’s Amr Diab or Turkey’s Tarkan, this five-foot-five ...

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For Afghans, education is part of battle against Taliban

by Nemat Sadat Jul 02 2009, 06:14 AM When terrorists strike and harm or kill innocent civilians in the name of Islamic jihad, there’s a perception that they do so because they hate Western liberties and all that America stands for. But what do the Taliban hate about determined school children? Last November, Taliban extremists in Kandahar sprayed acid on a group of schoolgirls who ...

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Facebook may determine the next Afghan president

by Nemat Sadat Jun 29 2009, 06:09 AM I just got a Facebook invite to join yet another group. The message caught my eye: "Afghanistan's Obama, a candidate for change, who will stand against injustice, vows to empower minorities and curtail corruption." The candidate, Ramazan Bashardost, hopes he can duplicate the magic of "The One." But coming ...

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