Memories of Afghanistan.Memories of Afghanistan M. H. Anwar AuthorHouse 1663 Liberty Drive Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403 www.authorhouse.com 1418450448 $14.95 1-800-839-8640 First published in 1981, and now in a new second edition containing portions of the manuscript manuscript, a handwritten work as distinguished from printing. The oldest manuscripts, those found in Egyptian tombs, were written on papyrus; the earliest dates from c.3500 B.C. not present in the first edition, Memories of Afghanistan is the true testimony of one man's struggles with a handful of like-minded individuals to improve Afghanistan's future with the tools of science and technology. Growing up peniless, he became reform-minded and tried to help his nation on the road to democracy and better treatment of women, but the monarchy monarchy, form of government in which sovereignty is vested in a single person whose right to rule is generally hereditary and who is empowered to remain in office for life. threatened him with arrest and execution. In 1943 he had to flee flee v. fled , flee·ing, flees v.intr. 1. To run away, as from trouble or danger: fled from the house into the night. 2. the country for the sake of his life, and getting his wife out proved to be more difficult. A final chapter offers a brief summary of landmark political events in Afghanistan since, up through 2004. Memories of Afghanistan is in many ways a tragedy on a national scale--a tragedy of violence, of religious fervor that reduces women to the level of commodities, of internecine in·ter·nec·ine adj. 1. Of or relating to struggle within a nation, organization, or group. 2. Mutually destructive; ruinous or fatal to both sides. 3. Characterized by bloodshed or carnage. tribal warfare and hatred Hatred Haughtiness (See ARROGANCE.) Ahab, Captain main character whose monomania is an expression of hatred. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick] basil flower flower representing hatred of the other sex. . And it is also powerfully vibrant, remembering the struggles, ideals, and passions of those who longed to make their home nation a better place to live. Highly recommended. |
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