http://www.metropolislights.com All is Quite on the Eastern Front... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:35:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Its safe to assume that the condition of women in Afghanistan is improving though, obsticles continuosly line their way. Education is a big issue in Afghanistan considering its illiteracy in the total population of the country is 28% of which in the sum of all women in the population of ... http://www.metropolislights.com/afghanistan/afghanwoman/ Its been months yet it feels like years since I've gotten the chance to write. My musings and weeks of sleepless nights, heated scholarly debates, and the stress that only a research univeristy can bring has finally brought me to the conclusion that this site remains nothing without the hard ... http://www.metropolislights.com/uncategorized/the-writers-after-a-hiatus/ On sunday, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan openly threatened military action against Pakistan. This statement made in a press conference outside the presidential palace came after the events in Kandahar were a prision was broken into by Taleban insurgents. One car bomb blast was confirmed in the fortification at the compounds ... http://www.metropolislights.com/afghanistan/karzai-2/ Over the past couple of years, news about Afghanistan has dwindled to the usual car bomb or Opium problems. It seems as though the main issues that split Afghanistan to the point of revolution have not been addressed. Ethnicity and clan alignment was a major part of Afghan society back ... http://www.metropolislights.com/afghanistan/the-hierarchythe-ethnic-question-in-afghanistan/ On Saturday, April 26, 2008 the Taliban opened fire on the Afghan President and his cabinet during a military parade in honor of the defeat of the Red Army in the 1989 Soviet Invasion. During this parade the Afghan army, decked out in their dress uniforms and freshly painted vehicles, were ... http://www.metropolislights.com/afghanistan/report-from-afghanistan/ The West’s obsession with the East has never failed to amaze as it now takes another turn down the ironic world of creating pop icons out of cultural figures. Like I’ve said before, it’s the Che Shirt effect but with Mid East twist. The greater capitalist power takes a long-standing ... http://www.metropolislights.com/social/the-middle-easts-che-shirt/ We have finally fixed the bugs in the printing and emailing icons and the options are now avalible for all and any who would like to use them. Go ahead and try it!Cheers,Administrator http://www.metropolislights.com/asides/update-on-printing-and-emailing/ The following is the narrative from a "short film":   Call to arms, upheaval, uprising, rebellion, insurrection, change;Whatever you call it all refers to the same idea, one word that shook worlds, toppled governments, and changed the lives of people forever: Revolution. The Zapatistas, sure their names sound familiar, but who are they? ... http://www.metropolislights.com/latin-america/the-zapatistas-the-last-modern-revolution/ Afghanistan is home to over 10 different ethinc groups ranging from the elegantly refined Tajiks to the legendary Uzbeks to the ever-elusive Khochi nomads to the warrior Pushtuns, and many other of worthy mention. Sadly, all these ethnicities, with their rich histories and deep cultural intricacies, have been categorized into two ... http://www.metropolislights.com/afghanistan/the-great-divide-2/ Kasabian is a UK based band that could arguably categorized as a electro-indie rock band. Their lyrics feature political and social themes giving weight to all of their work. The music itself can be described as nothing else but amazing. Its rich, fluid keyboards mixed with the hard riffs of ... http://www.metropolislights.com/music/kasabian-electro-indie-revolution/