Afghanistan’s justice officials have promised to delete “contentious clauses” from a proposed law that critics alleged would allow men to rape their wives, Canada’s foreign affairs minister said. “The contentious clauses in that piece of legislation will be removed, and the piece of…

May these vows and this marriage be blessed.
May it be sweet milk,
this marriage, like wine and halvah.
May this marriage offer fruit and shade
like the date palm.
May this marriage be full of laughter,
our every day a day in paradise.

Lord, said David, since you do not need us,
why did you create these two worlds?

Reality replied: O prisoner of time,
I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity,
and I wished this treasure to be known,
so I created a mirror: its shining face, the heart;
its darkened back, the world;

The history of Afghaniston begins at 330 BC with the rise of Alexander the Great to modern times. Afghanistan is a territory whose current boundaries were mostly determined in the 19th Century. The word Afghanistan is used to refer to that territory, even though, and especially because, it has been known by many other names throughout history. Afghanistan’s history, internal political development, foreign relations, and very existence as an independent state have largely been determined by its geographic…

Barg-rizaan – Khalilullah Khalili (1907–1987; alternative spellings: Khalilollah, Khalil Ullah) was Afghanistan’s foremost 20th century poet as well as a noted historian, university professor, diplomat and royal confidant. He was the last of the great classical Persian poets and among the first to introduce modern Persian poetry and Nimai style to Afghanistan…

Na’at by Khalilullah Khalili
Khalilullah Khalili (1907–1987; alternative spellings: Khalilollah, Khalil Ullah) was Afghanistan’s foremost 20th century poet as well as a noted historian, university professor, diplomat and royal confidant. He was the last of the great classical Persian poets and among the first to introduce modern Persian poetry…