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| I Know a Great Place Not Posted 08 Nov 2009 by Aline Dobbie Today is Remembrance Sunday for the UK and The Commonwealth. Wednesday will be the 11th day at the 11th hour when the Armistice was declared at the end of the Great War. I was born after the Second World War 63 years ago today in the HQ of the famous Jat Regiment of the Indian Army in Bareilly in India. My late Father Frank Rose is still considered a hero of the Indian Army for his amazing esca...more... |
| Beyond Jabad & Macondo - A Journey to Afghanistan Posted 30 Jul 2009 by Naeem Safi  With the mention of Afghanistan the first images that come to mind are war, terrorism, and savage people. However, the truth is that Afghanistan can be as beautiful as the rest of the world and its people as human as we think we are. As William E. Gladstone had put it his speech once:“Remember the rights of the savage, as we call him. Remember that the happiness of his humble home, remember th...more... |
| A Tourist's Role in Archaeological Ethics Posted 16 Apr 2009 by Shadia Garrison Remember the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan? This was in spring of 2001, before most people had heard of the Taliban. We remember it well and were horrified watching video of these incredibly amazing and larger-than-life sculptures that had stood for centuries being blown up by tanks and anti-aircraft weapons. This is an extreme example of the unethical treatment of archaeolo...more... |
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