Afghan Women growth in sports
Since the fall of the Taliban, Afghan girls have developed in sports according to the rule of Democracy in Afghanistan.…
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Jacques Rogge, I.O.C. Must Reverse its Decision to Drop Wrestling from the Olympics, Empowering Developing Countries
Wrestling is the very first sport of the Olympiad. It goes back to 708 B.C. In the recent years, Olympic Wrestling opened its doors…
Critical Thinking - Benson Henderson and Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Central and South Asian Creativity
Critical thinking is fundamental to entrepreneurship and success. Last week, during a school party with parents in TriBeCa, my friend,…
Transforming Olympics into More Concrete Event for Peace?
The opportunity for even greater symbiotic relationship between the Olympic movement and the United Nations - As they came to conclusion,…
Afghanistan Olympic inspiration for a new North Korea
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly called North Korea, has a contingent of 56 Athletes at the London 2012 Olympics…
Building Schools in Afghanistan and the Olympic Vision of De Coubertin
Today, my 6-year old son asked me: “Why do you watch the Olympics all the time?”. This is a very good question. To me,…
Kayla Harrison Olympic Role Model for Afghanistan Women Education and Empowerment
Today, I celebrate the Judo Olympic victory of Kayla Harrison and her coach Jimmy Pedro. I started Judo in 1985. I was 15 years old.…
Swimming for the Education of Women in Afghanistan
Watching the London Olympics in the last few days inspired me to a very simple thought: not all people are equal! Yes, women are not…
Sport as Platform for Racism-Fascism?
“The presence of extremist groups, including neo-Nazi and skinhead groups, in sporting events is a matter of serious…
Wrestling with a Twist
With the Olympic games just ‘round the corner, the Afghan Olympic committee is doing everything it can to train and send the…
Victory Lap
Winning or losing is not important. What is important is to take part. This is perhaps the motto that the Afghan Olympic committee…
Changing the cultural landscape through sport
With 2012 being an Olympic year, Afghanistan has begun their preparations for the upcoming games led by the vigor and intensity of…
Afghanistan's greatest athletes and greatest resource
I can't imagine what it must be like for an Afghani child of 8 or 9 years old to grow up in a place where all they've…
