The Kite Runner Study Guide

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Afghanistan in 1973: Memories and Pictures in Retrospect - A web page created and maintained by Robert E. Wood, a Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University, Camden. In addition to an introductory essay, the page contains a wealth of pictures Professor Wood and his former wife took on a trip to pre-coup and pre-conflict Afghanistan in 1973. The pictures give the viewer an idea of what Afghanistan was like during Amir and Hassan's childhood, including pictures of the traditional game of Buzkashi.

Rahmat's story: The Personal Experience of an Afghan Asylum Seeker - On this web page, a young Hazara man from Afghanistan named Rahmat describes his personal experience of the refugee experience He resides in Australia, a nation which has given temporary protection to a large community of Hazaras fleeing the Taliban.

Shah Faisal Mosque in Islamabad - This web page is part of the Organization of Islamic Architecture and is dedicated to the Shah Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. This is the same enormous, white mosque that enthralls Sohrab and in front of which he confesses his greatest fears to Amir. The web page contains links to information about other Islamic architecture as well as art, educational…

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