History of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir was ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh. At the time of partition of India in 1947 one of the condition imposed by Britain was that the ruler of princely state had a right to opt either Pakistan or India or make their own particular free nation. But Maharaja was in view of making Jammu and Kashmir as independent country. As Governor-General Louis Mountbatten knows Maharaja Hari Singh from prior times so he decided to meet him. In the meeting he suggest Maharaja
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Heritage meets people, here in Assam One of the vibrant states from the NorthEast, Assam is spread across 2.39% of the Indian landmass. Assam shares its boundaries with Bangladesh, West Bengal and Bhutan. The state overlooks the Barail hill range between the two valleys of Brahmaputra and Barak. Its wide range of species in flora and fauna, immaculate tea and terraced gardens make her a nature’s delight. Assam also called the Ahom is the biggest and the most accessible amongst its six sisters
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Who are the Taliban? Where did they get their start? What differentiates the Afghan Taliban from the Pakistan Taliban (TTP)? What issue might there be? How did Mullah Akhatar Mansour come to replace Mullah Omar, founder of the Afghan Taliban, as supreme leader? Will the new leader join forces with ISIS? What does this mean for the Pakistan Taliban? The Taliban is not Afghanistan, nor is it Pakistan. It is an extremist organization bound by the vulgar misinterpretation of Islam and the Quran and should
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Discrepancies in freedom of speech and Gender segregation are the most striking difference between Iranian and American education. One of the important and bold discrepancies is freedom of expression in Iran and America, in Iran the student cannot summon their thoughts, the government has strict control over everything. But in America the students have freedom of speech and express their thoughts without fear of government oppression because of their views that may be contrary to government. Namely
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Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving? A Critical Analysis. There is the popular discussion in western countries, among feminists especially, surrounding the head coverings of Afghan Muslim women. These head coverings, as deemed by some western feminists, have been called oppressive, hence the need for these feminists to eradicate this form of oppression. Lila Abu-Lughod in her article Do Muslim Women Really Need Saving… challenges western thought surrounding Muslim women and the veil; she asks
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The author captured historical events in the novel one being on April 17, 1978 when Mariam 18 and Mir Akbar Khyber was murdered (www.WSWS.org). The protests occurred in the streets of Kabul and the blame was on the presidents regime (www.wsws.org). Although communism existed and I found a stand it wasn't A strong belief to the Afghan people (www.wsws.com). The people are going to face a new leader with his communist regime. The communist regime in Afghanistan was an example of what was
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Rigoberto Menchu suffered at the hands of the Guatemalan government. This tragedy in tern made her an engine of change for the Mayans. Her resilience and mental toughness helped her to survive the atrocities that occurred around her. Whilst all this was occurring, it became the bedrock of her making the choice to actively and wholeheartedly help the people of her kind. She fought to expose the genocide that was inflicted upon the Mayans, even though her family and friends were being taken away from
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The youngest Nobel Prize laureate to date was born on July 12th, 1997 in the Swat Valley of Pakistan. Her name is Malala Yousafzai, and she was 17 when she accepted the prestigious award. She is a human rights advocate centered on children’s education and women’s rights. Though she has been an advocate since she was a young child, she has become the face of an international movement. Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, ran the school in her valley. When the local Taliban began banning girls from
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Malala Yousafzai is an inspirational young woman who fought for her rights. An advocate for girls’ education, Malala works to help children around the world get the formal education they deserve. She is a hero because even after receiving death threats and an attempted assassination from the Taliban, she had the courage continued to stand up for what she believes. Malala grew up being educated and heavily influenced by her father who was a Pakistani political activist protesting against the Taliban
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I Am Malala Malala is strong hearted girl that will never back down without a fight. Malala was shot for standing up for female education in her hometown of Swat Valley, Pakistan. Even after getting shot, she still stood up and spoke out about neglecting female education. A lot of people who would have gone what she went through would have backed down and gave up on their teachings, but Malala didn’t. She kept on spreading her beliefs and her teachings on what she felt were supposed to be
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