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Khaled Hosseini’s new masterpiece has a story for each one of us
Khaled Hosseini has won many fans with both “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns” as he enraptured readers all over the world by humanising the tragic recent history of the Afghan people....
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In Iran, a woman cannot watch a volleyball match?
The two recent alarming incidents of women rights abuse in Iran has awestruck the entire world, and yes, as cynical as it may sound, like all the other stories, these two shall be forgotten soon as...
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The story of my life as a Poetic Scribe
“Hassan would travel the world on foot. By day he would brew tea – maybe Cairo, maybe Morocco. He would find different ways to sustain his travels as he always only moved from city to city by foot,...
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Dear Khaled Hosseini, will you be Kashmir’s saviour?
Dear Khaled Hosseini, I regularly follow your page and have read all your books. I must say, it’s been an honour. Recently, I saw a short video, some narrations, and a few pictures of your work...
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The filthy culture of bacha bazi in Afghanistan
The Afghans call this revolting act bacha bazi, and it is exactly what it sounds like. Young boys usually ostracised from villages by their families because they were attacked by a paedophile, wearing...
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Maria Toorpakai’s life sings like a Khaled Hosseini novel
Cut off my locks....my pretty black locks.... Throw away my frocks....my pretty bright frocks.... I will ditch my bangles and my dainty shoes.... I will run as a boy and let myself loose.... They will...
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We will spread the colours of Basant thousands of miles away from home
It may not be a national holiday in South Asia, but the advent of Basant (spring) is certainly celebrated there in all its yellow glory, whether it is in Pakistan, Bangladesh or India. The colour...
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Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini: A father’s lament of the barbarity we call...
“My dear Marwan, I look at your profile, In the glow of this three-quarter moon, my boy, Your eyelashes like calligraphy, Closed in guileless sleep. I said to you, ‘Hold my hand. Nothing bad will...
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