SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN PROMOTE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE
When social media first appeared on the Internet, communication between people changed forever. All of the sudden we could instant…
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SCOTT JACKSON: AN INSPIRING FIGURE IN THE WORLD OF SUSTAINABLE PHILANTHROPY
Last Sunday I watched the last episode of "60 Minutes" on CBS, and was inspired by the story of billionaire Paul Tudor Jones, a fo…
EXAMER: A MODEL OF STUDENT EVALUATION IN THE AFGHAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
This past weekend I proctored a high school student during the SAT test, the most common standardized test for college admission i…
SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BENEFIT RAPE VICTIMS AROUND THE WORLD
Rape is not just a normal felony. It's a crime of its own kind that should be assessed and judged separately from any other offens…
SOCIAL MEDIA USED TO EMPOWER INDONESIAN AND AFGHAN WOMEN VICTIMS OF RAPE
Indonesiais the fourth most populous country in the world. 238 souls live in this archipelago of over 17,000 islands, which became…
CHAMPION OF FEMALE EMPOWERMENT ROYA MAHBOOB MAKES IT TO TIME MAGAZINE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
A pioneer is a person who is among the first to explore an area - geographical or knowledge-based - in which he or she will be lea…
COULD SAUDI AND AFGHAN WOMEN INSPIRE EACH OTHER FOR A CHANGE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SOCIETIES?
Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Oil - which accounts for more than 95% of all exports and 70% of t…
LIONEL MESSI INSPIRES THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM
Lionel Messi is the God of soccer. Long-standing records have been falling like domino pieces since he started his professional ca…
WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA SHARE COMPARABLE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Papua New Guinea is a country that occupies half of New Guinea, the second largest island in the world. One of the last territori…
CAN SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKING STRATEGIES SHAPE DEMOCRACY?
Democracy is a beautiful thing. It allows all citizens to take part to the political life of a nation, theoretically giving them e…
