The Throes of History
The following semi-fictional piece was originally published in Italian on March 7, 2016 in la Repubblica. I wrote it in honor of International Women’s Day. In 1979, when Soviet tanks rolled into Afghanistan to begin a decade long invasion, my…
Guest Post: Teaching Students in Afghanistan via Technoloy
Lea Gabay is a recent graduate of San Francisco State University’s Masters program in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). She has taught English online to female Afghan students through two organizations AIWR, (www.aiwr.org) and SOLA (www.sola-afghanistan.org) “I…
How the Afghan Friends Network is Opening Doors
For an uplifting read, check out this blog post highlighting the eagerness students have for education in Afghanistan and a group of folks looking to help them realize their dreams. Taken from the Afghan Culture Unveiled website: Humaira Ghilzai is…