Frances D‘Souza reports back on her visit to Marefat to help launch officially its spectacular new auditorium. About Marefat High School In 1994 Marefat High School started its first educational programs with the name of “Afshar Elementary School” in Rawalpindi Pakistan and continued its works till 1997 under this name. In 1997 the name […]
Archives for June 2017
Women excluded again from Afghanistan’s peace talks
Participation by women even more urgent in light of recent attacks in Kabul Kabul’s citizens desperately need an end to the violence. The city spent much of last week burying its dead, again and again. On May 31, a truck bomb exploded at a busy intersection, killing 150 people and wounding more than 300. On […]
War: The real cancer of mankind
June 5th marks the 50th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. On June 14th Palestinians in Gaza will have been in lockdown for 10 years, a period punctuated by three punishing military offensives. It’s 16 years since British troops were deployed to Afghanistan, and three since they officially left a […]