Listening To Our Anger And Angst – OpEd
COVID-19 is clarifying a significant source of global anger and angst: inequality. At the start of the COVID-19 crisis, Afghanistan had
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Author: Dr. Hakim Young
Dr Hakim, (Dr. Teck Young, Wee) is a medical doctor from Singapore who has done humanitarian and social enterprise work in Afghanistan for more than 10 years, including being a mentor to the Afghan Peace Volunteers, an inter-ethnic group of young Afghans dedicated to building non-violent alternatives to war. He is the 2012 recipient of the International Pfeffer Peace Prize and the 2017 recipient of the Singapore Medical Association Merit Award for contributions in social service to communities.
Website: http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/about/
Articles by Dr. Hakim Young :
From Kabul: Youth On The Road To Peace – OpEd
Despite the violent crises which we human beings have created for Afghanistan and our planet earth, I have witnessed yet
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In Afghanistan, We Have Three Dreams – OpEd
Dear fellow human beings, Some of us have wondered, “Are people today too disconnected and frantic to calm down, in
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Love Letter From Smoky Kabul: Nonviolent Versus Violent Peace In Afghanistan And World – OpEd
“Salam (peace)!” is how Afghans greet one another, some of them simultaneously placing a hand over their hearts. But, while
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Nonviolent Afghans Bring A Breath Of Fresh Air – OpEd
Grade 12th Afghan student Jamila Omary asked, “Do you have any plans to arm yourselves, because of the threats and
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Can Afghans Convince Us That The Method Of War Isn’t Effective? – OpEd
Can Afghans convince us that the method of war doesn’t work? Consider their thirst to end the war If we’re
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An Escalating Afghan Crisis Of ‘Profit’ Over ‘Life’ – OpEd
“My family’s water well has dried up,” 18-year-old Surkh Gul said. “Ours too,” echoed 13-year-old Inaam. A distressed Surkh Gul
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Damn, I Don’t Want Rahman To End Up Being Killed – OpEd
Sultan, Ali’s brother, was killed in August 2016. Hussein, Bismillah’s uncle, was killed in April 2017. I don’t want Rahman,
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Afghanistan: How Life Became Intolerable For Ghulam’s Mother And His Family
Ali, Zekerullah, Khamad and I miss Ghulam and his family. We feel sad that life in Afghanistan had finally become
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From Afghanistan To My #Mother!, And The Child In Everyone – OpEd
Dear mom and fellow members of the human family, I love my 77-year-old frugal, hardworking, self-sacrificial Han Chinese Singaporean mother,
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