Afghanistan Research Paper

652 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Different religions in Afghanistan

Afghanistan has many cultures and traditions based on their religions. All of the religions pray five times each day facing the city Mecca or Mekkah. The religions are Sunni Muslim with eighty percent, Shi’a Muslim with nineteen percent and other religions equal one percent. Most of the Afghans follow the Islam religion; it dominates most of the personal, political, economic and legal lives. The men and women do not shake hand or even look at the eyes. Fridays are holy days, most of the shops and offices are closed.The two official languages are Persian (Dari) with fifty percent and Pashtu with thirty-five percent, other languages equal fifteen percent. The most popular ethnic groups are Pashtun with forty-two percent, Tajik with twenty-seven percent, Hazara with nine percent , Uzbek with nine percent also, Aimak with four percent, Turkmen with a three percent, Baloch with two percent and all the minor groups together equal four percent. …show more content…

The biggest festivals of Afghanistan are in August 19, their Independence Day it is called Jeshyn-Afghan, and Ramadan, it is when Allah their god delivered the Quran to Mohammed. Ramadan is considered a month of sacrifice and purity. The people fast from dawn to dusk and they only work six hours a day until it is over. Then when Ramadan is over they wear new clothes and do prayers, the end of Ramadan is called Eid Al Fitr. Then the next holiday or festival is called Nowruz, is the Persian New Year, it is also one of the biggest celebrations the Afghans make. The government makes a formal dinner and a celebration. Nowruz starts on the first day of spring the word means “a new day”, this is an ancient Persian tradition. This celebration has been since 1957, when they adopted the Persian calendar. Then there is the Eid-e-Qurban, it is the day for the preparation of Hajj. They slaughter a sheep or a goat as a sacrifice instead of slaying Abraham’s son

Show More
Related

  • Analysis Of Prince Of Afghanistan By Louis Nowra

    435 Words  | 1 Pages

    The novel Prince of Afghanistan by Louis Nowra (2015) explores two Australian soldiers, Casey and Mark who are involved in a mission to rescue hostages captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan. However, due to the unfortunate death of Casey, being killed by a Taliban rocket, his dog, Prince is left behind with no carer, other than Mark. With the brutality of war, and the race against hunger, danger and time, they both must rely on each other for survival. As the story reflects upon Australians engagement with Asia, it conveys themes of friendship, trust and the nature of courage and heroism through the character, character development and the relationship among each other.

    Read More

  • Farah Ahmedi

    930 Words  | 2 Pages

    By 1996, popular support for the Taliban among Afghanistan’s Southern Pashtun Ethnic group tremendously helped the Taliban come to power. (Encyclopedia Britannica) The Pashtuns represent an Eastern Iranian Ethno-linguistic group with its headquarters mainly in Eastern and Southern Afghanistan. This chain also practices the Islamic code of conduct in their culture (which explains why they had such support for the Taliban.) The Pashtuns gained attention from the world from their support to the Taliban,the group is similar to the Taliban in many ways, they also exclude women from joining, even without women the Ethnic group has a huge following with a total population of over forty million, as stated in New World Encyclopedia. Consequently, the Support from the Southern Pashtun Ethnic Group and other influences the Taliban was able to seize the Capital of Afghanistan and gain control of all of the country from 1996 to

    Read More

  • Buzkashi by Whitney Azoy

    686 Words  | 2 Pages

    In his book “Buzkashi”, Whitney Azoy, a former officer at US embassy in Afghanistan, responds to how the traditional game of Buzkashi demonstrates the life of Afghans. The author tries to take an active part in the daily lives of Afghans to know more about the role of Buzkashi and its corresponding results to the lives of Afghans. Previously, when he was working as an officer, a friend suggested him to get familiar to Buzkashi as an approach to know the Afghans.

    Read More

  • Somalia vs United States

    1521 Words  | 4 Pages

    98.8% of the population is made up of ethnic Somalis (Kraus). Other minority groups include Arabs, Indians, Italians, and Pakistanis. Most Somalis are nomadic or semi nomadic herders of livestock. The rest are either crop farmers or inhabitants of the few urban centers. The official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic and the state religion is Islam (“Somalian People”).

    Read More

  • Examples Of Redemption In The Kite Runner

    689 Words  | 2 Pages

    Nothing”(Hosseini 25). Hassan and his father, Ali, are discriminated against because of their religious beliefs and physical features. He is bullied because some believe “Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns.the pure Afghans, not this Flat-Nose here”. His people pollute our homeland, our water. They dirty our blood”(Hosseini 40).

    Read More

  • The Kiterunner: Status In Afghanistan

    1118 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the novel, “The Kiterunner”, the reader follows the life of a boy named Amir and we dive into his life in Afghanistan. In the beginning of the book, we follow Amir and his young life in Afghanistan with his father, Baba. Amir’s father is a very rich businessman and the two of them live alone in a large home because Amir’s mother died in childbirth with him. The only other people who play a major role in the novel are Baba’s friend and business partner, Rahim Khan, Amir’s family servant, Ali, and his son, Amir’s best friend, Hassan. The reader quickly learns that Ali and Hassan are a different type of Afghan called, Hazara. In this time period of Afghanistan Hazara people were treated poorly for their appearance and because most Hazara people have such a low status in society that they can only usually get a job as a house servant. Although Ali and his son Hassan are Hazara, later on the reader learns that Baba’s father took in Ali as his own son and cared for him, which is why Baba looks after him now like a good brother.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of The Traditional Game Of Buzkashi By Whitney Azoy

    823 Words  | 2 Pages

    Whitney Azoy, in his book “Buzkashi”, who was an earlier officer at US embassy in Afghanistan, replied and illustrated that how the traditional game of Buzkashi shows the lifecycle of Afghans. The writer wants to be a lively part in the day-to-day lives of Afghans to be more familiar with the rule and regulation of Buzkashi and its consistent consequences in the lives of Afghans. Beforehand, when Whitney Azoy was functioning as an officer, a friend of him advised him that in order to know Afghans, Buzkashi is a better approach for that.

    Read More

  • The 1980 Summer Olympic Games Boycott

    662 Words  | 2 Pages

    The 1980 summer Olympics, or more formally known as Games of the XXII Olympiad, was held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. Moscow proved to serve as a sufficient location for the Summer Games, proving itself with its size and budget, it was also an opportunity to elicit new jobs into the community and to increase in tourism rates. However, in Christmas 1979, Soviet Union paratroopers landed in Kabal, capital to Afghanistan. The country was already at the grip of war and its monarchy was decreasing in power. The Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Hazifullah Amin, wanted to add a more Western culture into the country and relieve the country of its Muslim tradition. A majority of the country was angered by this because Muslim belief was common. Soon enough, Afghan residents would react by joining the Mujahdeen, a guerrilla force composed of Muslims. The Mujahdeen declared a jihad, a holy war, on the Amin government of which included Russia. The Soviet Union took action on December 27th, 1979 by murdering Amin and appointed Kamal Barbak to lead Afghanistan. Many countries were disapproving of Russia's actions and in their perspective, felt that it was both inappropriate and unnecessary in Russia's involvement.

    Read More

  • Ethic Groups in Afghanistan

    1439 Words  | 3 Pages

    Hazaras tend to be on the bottom of what we would call the Afghanistan “food chain”. This means that these certain people are not well respected or liked in Afghan society. Most Hazaras like to live in Hazarajat and Hazaristan where they will be more respected than their relations from Afghanistan. Hazaras are said to come from many different backgrounds but the one that makes the most sense is they tend to be “direct descendents of Mongolian soldiers that previously came to Afghanistan with Genghis Khan’s expeditionist army” (Emadi Par. 3) This particular theory is always under critics thought, but most support this theory. However, some think that the Hazaras are half Mongolian and Half Turk. The religion of the Hazaras are scattered depending on where you find the tribe. Most are apt to be Shiite, but some are known to be Sunni Muslims. The population of this ethnic group is 6-7 million. Even though Hazaras are low in the social scale of Afghan society, they can hold quite respected positions in their tribes. The H...

    Read More

  • Justice in The Kite Runner

    1448 Words  | 3 Pages

    Afghanistan since its beginning has been a place of conflict, despair, and at times lost hope. It has been taken advantage of and lost its sense of identity, which has had a direct effect on its people, and there own sense of what justice truly is.

    Read More

  • Children of Conflict in Afghanistan

    1303 Words  | 3 Pages

    Children of Conflict: Afghanistan In the crowded city of Kabul, there is a growing population of about six million children who drop out of school to work and support their families. These children over work themselves every day to earn 10 cents per plastic bag, running between cars after pedestrians. Girls disguise themselves as boys so they would be able to go and sell plastic bags and earn a few Afghanis to get some bread to feed the family. The United Nations estimates that there are about fifty-thousand street children in Kabul alone.

    Read More

  • Hazara Tribe In Afghanistan

    720 Words  | 2 Pages

    They mostly speak the Persian language, which is the official language of Afghanistan. Their religion and beliefs differ but the primary religions that the Hazaras are a part of are Sunni and Shia Islam, the two most followed branches of the Islamic religion. When celebrating their religious holidays, they make their way to the mosque and pray with others in a group. Upon arrival back to their home, they gather to enjoy sizable meals with their families. Food is also an important aspect of the Hazara culture. Their diets commonly consist of a sufficient amount of foods like dairy and meat products

    Read More

  • Canada Going To War Essay

    1151 Words  | 3 Pages

    Canada has played a vital role in international relations for the majority of its 144 year history since the signing of Confederation in 1867. Canada first participated in World War I, then World War II in 1939-1945. Following World War II, Canada was also involved in the Korean War. Canada has been primarily a peacekeeping nation. There are many questions people ask when a high income country goes to help a lower income nation such as Afghanistan. What are Canada’s motives for helping out Afghanistan? Who will benefit from Canada going to war in Afghanistan? These are some of the questions many people have. While Canada has many domestic problems of its own such as homelessness, poverty and increasing national debt, why should Canada get involved with a problem that is across the globe? Are the costs of going to war out weight the political benefits? Modernity, modernization theory and gender stratification are some key concepts that are related to Canada going to war in Afghanistan.

    Read More

  • Afghanistan Food Culture

    976 Words  | 2 Pages

    ...gh chairs and have dinner tables to present food. Afghanistan shows that it’s okay to eat on the floor. Hospitality will always be shown in an Afghan household and guest will be treated to the best. The wide variety of spices used will always give Afghan food an incomparable taste and hopefully more people indulge into it.

    Read More

  • The Kite Runner

    1201 Words  | 3 Pages

    At this point the country was still liberal. In Afghanistan there were two social groups that lived in Kabul that was decided by religion. The Pashtuns who were extremely powerful and the Hazara’s who were known to be very low in social class. Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims and Hazara’s are Shi’a Muslims. This is how Hosseini starts the novel off.

    Read More

More about Afghanistan Research Paper

Open Document