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Why the Taliban Is Still My Enemy
Whatever Joe Biden says, for the women who were beaten, forced to quit school, and bartered in marriage, and civilians who were deprived of freedom, the extremist group remains a threat to humanity and progress, says Afghan-American author Fariba Nawa. … Continue reading
Posted in The Daily Beast
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Bilingual and struggling
A bilingual parent tries to keep a native tongue alive at home, a problem faced by many immigrants. By Fariba NawaOctober 18, 2011The Christian Science Monitor Newark, Calif.My daughter Bonoo Zahra, age 3, began preschool in August, and my worst … Continue reading
Posted in The Christian Science Monitor
Tagged afghan, Bilingual, children, Chinese, csmonitor, Dari, English, Europe, fariba, Farsi, generation, heritage, language, Language-immersion, Linguistic Life Expectancies, Lisa García Bedolla, mexican, mother tongue, Multilingualism, nawa, Nushin Arbabzadah, Olga Kagan, Persian, struggle, struggling, USA
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Afghanistan the New Mexico?: Assassinations and the Drug Trade
Fariba Nawa and Matthew DuPéeAug 02, 2011New America Media In the last few months, the Afghan drug trade has entered a new phase of power struggles that could lead to the sort of violence that plagues Mexicans on a daily … Continue reading
The rising demand for overseas television: America’s United Nations of cable TV
Satellite TV lets immigrants cocoon in their own culture. Does it also alienate? By Fariba NawaJune 27, 2011 The Christian Science Monitor Fremont, Calif. Afghan immigrants Fatima Majeed and Naseer Ahmadi watch an average of eight hours of television a … Continue reading
Posted in The Christian Science Monitor
Tagged afghan, bay area, ethnic, fariba, gl wiz, immigrant, immigrants, Kabul, mexican, program, tv
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I can make a difference – if I can stay alive
Mozhdah Jamalzadah, late twenties, Kabul’s answer to Oprah, on dodging bombs, fending off death threats and inspiring young Afghans Interview by Fariba Nawa June 19, 2011Sunday Times Magazine (UK) ***I wake to the dewy scent of winter and the aroma … Continue reading
Posted in Sunday Times
Tagged a day in life, Afghan Star, Afghan-Canadian, Kabul, life, Mozhdah Jamalzadah, Mozhdah Show, Operah, singer, Sunday Times Magazine, tv
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Osama bin Laden’s death can hurt Afghanistan
By Fariba NawaMay 04, 2011 The San Francisco Chronicle As an Afghan American who grew up in both Herat, Afghanistan, and Fremont, I have a dual perspective on the death of Osama bin Laden. Most of my Afghan colleagues and … Continue reading
Posted in Reports, The San Francisco Chronicle
Tagged afghanistan, article, bin laden, Chronicle, hurt, osama, San Francisco
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The ghosts of Pul-e-Charkhi
Since the Taliban were ousted, 86 mass graves have been uncovered in Afghanistan — their occupants the victims of torture and murder. Fariba Nawa went in search of her uncle — a professor who dared to teach Continue reading
With aid of S.F. man’s project, Afghan women risk lives for a song
At a clandestine music school sponsored in part by a San Francisco resident, male students come and go through the front door while their female counterparts enter through a dark hallway. Continue reading
Posted in Reports, The San Francisco Chronicle
Tagged afghan, afghanistan, art, music, risk, singer, women
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An Afghan village girl blossoms in the city
She ran from an arranged marriage into a Western household. Continue reading
Posted in Reports, The Christian Science Monitor
Tagged afghan, afghanistan, blossom, change, city, girl, Kabul, life, migrate, travel, village
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Expatriate leaves San Jose to give micro-loans to poor Afghan women
Katrin Fakiri’s office is a constant rush of phone calls, e-mail messages, and people entering and leaving. On a wall, a framed picture of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with Fakiri and several other women hangs crookedly. Continue reading
Posted in Reports, The San Francisco Chronicle
Tagged afghanistan, expat, expatriate, Kabul, micro finance, micro-loan, microloan, poor, San Juse, women
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