Of the 125 prisoners at Badam Bagh Women’s Prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, approximately half are there for crimes like drug smuggling, murder and attempted suicide

TS Eliot’s Little Gidding I Midwinter spring is its own season Sempiternal though sodden towards sundown, Suspended in time, between pole and tropic. When the

This is one of the most shocking things I have ever seen. This is the video of the attacked to the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad

Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs — she’s got a dozen amazing pairs — and the super-powers they grant her:

The thesaurus might equate “disabled” with synonyms like “useless” and “mutilated,” but groundbreaking runner, actor and activist Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word.

I am back in Kabul. After my relatively short trip to this country last Autumn I spent some time trying to figure out a way

Godwin’s Law states that “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin’s_law Ofcourse this law

The panel examine the controversial topic of the perceived culture divide between the West and ‘the rest’, debating whether or not the West is justified

All foreigners who enter Afghanistan have to register with the Interior Ministry within 48 hours of their arrival, or so I was told. Because of

On the night of the delicious Indian feast, Ben showed up to dinner dressed up in an elegant shalwar kameez, a well-crafted waistcoat and a

Having the local artisans so close to where we worked was very convenient. It meant that we could draw up a detail of a door

Having the local artisans so close to where we worked was very convenient. It meant that we could draw up a detail of a door

The drive back from the old city always took a lot longer in the evenings because of the traffic jam. The high number of vehicles,

A colleague, Sara, and I set out at 7.30 in the morning to go to Istalif, a village located about 18 miles northwest of Kabul

By the time we reached Rafi, the caretaker and his companion had taken off. There would be no food, we were told, but we were

The next morning, a colleague, Sara, and I set out at 7.30 to go to Istalif, a village located about 18 miles northwest of Kabul

The whisky sours of the previous night, my jet-lag and probably the overexertion of my senses during the previous week in Afghanistan, made me sleep

My alarm was set for 5:45 AM so that I would be ready for 6:45 when we all would be driven to work. I made

The van pulled up in front of a big wooden gate set in a long mud wall. To one side a small metal door opened

I arrived in Kabul at 7:10 am on Tuesday morning completely exhausted after a 38-hour journey, which involved three flights, 17 hours of layover in

The watchwords of the French Revolution were liberty, equality and fraternity. Maximilien Robespierre believed in them passionately. He was an idealist and a lover of

Today I received another petition to the UN, and was just about to sign it, when I noticed the body of the text, namely: “We

Dear Kath, Can’t let your 21st birthday go by without a wee bit of sentimental indulgence. You are now a freelance and your Dad has

I know I have already wished you happy birthday elsewhere, but I couldn’t resist. 🙂 Happy birthday, our Mr. President! x

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of