In the News

Many of you may have seen the recent news about the attacks at the airport (and near the airport) in Karachi, Pakistan. If you haven’t, here is a link to an article where you can learn more: http://news.msn.com/world/pakistan-forces-repel-attack-near-karachi-airport?ocid=ansnews11 Please join us in praying for our many Pakistani, Afghani, Balochi, and expat friends who live in Pakistan. Pray…

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Underneath This I’m A lot Like You

What do Muslim women want non-Muslim women to know about them? Many Muslim women want you to know that they are a lot like you. They love to laugh, have fun, spend time with their family, shop for new clothes, put on make-up, talk about friendships and relationships, be accepted and appreciated for who they are.

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Afghan Boys Having Fun

Like most children around the world, Afghan boys enjoy hanging out with their friends, playing soccer and other games, having fun. Many Afghan children are separated from their fathers, either because of death (due to the many years of war) or because their fathers have gone abroad to find work in order to send money…

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Afghan Culture around WordPress

Rather than spotlighting Afghans living in a particular country today, I thought I’d do a search on WordPress for interesting blogs and blog posts about Afghan culture. Some of these I have shared before and some I just stumbled upon today for the first time. I’m including the links below as you might be interested.…

Afghans in America

Today, please pray for Afghans living in America. Here is an excellent article on the history of Afghan-Americans: http://www.everyculture.com/multi/A-Br/Afghan-Americans.html. In this article, you can read about the history of Afghans settling in America, where they have settled, cuisine, costumes, holidays, health issues, politics, language, and much more. The author, Tim Eigo, lists some of the…