2018-11-10 09:39
Home is where, when you cross its threshold, you finally feel at peace.
– Dennis Lehane
One of the hardest questions for me to answer is “Where are you from?” Or may… Read More
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2018-10-27 15:07
This week I have felt incredibly sad as I have watched the news and thought about the world. I watched a documentary on Syria. I watched another documentary about the Mediterranean which inc… Read More
2018-10-27 04:13
“Come, whoever you are! Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving. This is not a caravan of despair. It doesn’t matter if you’ve broken your vow a thousand times, still and ye… Read More
2018-10-20 07:15
I stepped out onto the dusty street, greeted by the crisp morning air. It was years since I had lived in Kabul, but the city always felt like home. I did not want to miss out on a single min… Read More
2018-10-15 01:07
In the Persian calendar, New Year’s Day falls on March 21, the first day of spring.
Mazar-e-Sharif is the focal point of celebrations in Afghanistan. From all over the country, people… Read More
2018-10-11 19:08
In the same way that Scotland could be read as “land of the Scots,” Tajikistan means “Land of the Tajiks.” The Persian suffix “Stan” means place or land… Read More
2018-10-08 19:43
The suffix “stan” means “land” in Persian. And so in the same way that many countries end in ‘land (think England, Ireland, Scotland), many countries in Central… Read More
2018-09-29 05:59
Last week I added a post about some of the provinces of Afghanistan. This week it is Pakistan’s turn. Each graphic below is linked to one of our previous blog posts that relates in som… Read More
2018-09-21 18:53
Explore some of the diverse provinces that make up the country of Afghanistan. If you click on the infographic it will link to one of our blog posts that relates to the province. Hope you en… Read More
2018-08-25 14:17
As part of my application for “indefinite leave to remain” in the UK I had to take a life in the UK test. The study materials include UK history, politics and culture.
Not knowin… Read More
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