Boundary Mountains of San Francisco

It was a great time which I had with my friends, Sultani Saheb and other Fulbright Scholars. I thank Sultani Saheb for taking us there. We had fun at that wonderful and great day. Sultani Saheb drove us to one of the nicest and most beautiful mountains covered by trees like a forest. It has great views, in one side surrounded by a big and hushed ocean. Other sides of this mountain are connected with other mountains. This is a Historic Place since Japanese had tried to take over San Francisco from this direction at the time they had occupied Hawaii. If you go to there you can still find some military posts which were used during the war. I took this picture at the top of a Military Post on the mountain. We had a pleasurable time all together that day.

Why Ashraf Ghani’s peace offer to the Taliban means war?

On February 28, 2018, Ashraf Ghani presented, what many label, a “comprehensive” peace offer to the Taliban at the Kabul Process II . Since then, a web of “political analysts” have written opinion pieces in support of Ghani’s bold move thanks to his vast influential network of friends and supporters in global mass media. Quite frankly, almost every piece written is inclined to praise President Ghani for his peace offer to the Taliban, a group of ruthless terrorists engaged in terrorizing and killing innocent people since 1996. The Taliban are globally known for their facilitating role in the tragic attacks of 9/11 that horrified the world. This is, indeed, unfortunate that mainstream international media and “political analysts” have implicitly echoed a narrative most suitable to Ghani and the Taliban sympathizers while, whether intentionally or not, ignoring the other sides of the story. As expected, President Ghani has been working tirelessly to promote his Taliban friendl

Fulbright Workshop in Washington

This picture was taken in Washington D.C. in December of 2005.

Top of Hoover Tower at Stanford University

Hoover Tower & the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion Hoover Tower, visible throughout the surrounding area, serves as a landmark of Stanford to faculty, students, alumni and the local community. Completed in 1941 to celebrate the university's 50th anniversary, the 285-foot structure offers superb views of Stanford and the Bay Area from its observation deck. Atop Hoover Tower is a carillon of 48 bells cast in Belgium. The largest bell is inscribed, "For Peace Alone Do I Ring." For more detail please visit: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/neighbors/visiting/hoover.html

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