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      Module 3: Short Prose and Novel Study  The Kite Runner
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      Module 3: Short Prose and Novel Study: The Kite Runner

      Module Introduction

      Khaled Hosseini has his own website with podcasts and videos of him speaking about the conditions in Afghanistan, the process of writing, and his work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Afghanistan.
      http://www.khaledhosseini.com/index.htm

      Penguin.ca: Interview with Khaled Hosseini
      Extensive interview with Khaled Hosseini about The Kite Runner.
      http://www.penguin.ca/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000060668,00.html?sym=QUE

       

      Section 2: Afghanistan

      Lesson A: Lay of the Land

      Central Intelligence Agency World Factbook
      The CIA World Factbook includes political, social and geographic information on Afghanistan.
      https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html

      Afghanistan (National Geographic)
      Facts and photographs of Afghanistan from the National Geographic.
      http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_afghanistan.html


      Lesson C: Cultural Diversity

      Hazaras: Afghanistan's Outsiders (National Geographic)
      "Set apart by geography and beliefs, oppressed by the Taliban, the Hazara people could be Afghanistan's best hope."
      http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/02/afghanistan-hazara/phil-zabriskie-text.html


      Lesson D: Afghan Women

      Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
      The website for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), an organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and for social justice in Afghanistan.
      http://www.rawa.org/index.php

       

      Section 2 Assignment Part 2: Human Rights in Afghanistan

      Option 1: Sayed Parvez Kambaksh

      "Journalism Is Not a Capital Crime" by Khaled Hosseini
      Khaled Hosseini, author of the novel The Kite Runner, comments on Sayed Parvez Kambaksh's sentence (see above).
      http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120182626320733755.html

      Parliament of Canada
      Find the member of Parliament for your riding.
      http://www.parl.gc.ca/Common/index.asp?Language=E

      International Freedom of Expression Exchange: The global network for free expression
      IFEX is a global network dedicated to publicizing violations committed worldwide concerning the right to freedom of expression.
      http://www.ifex.org/afghanistan/

       

      Section 3: Fiction Up Close

      Lesson B: Character and Characterization

      Dialogue with Khaled Hosseini
      Interview between Hosseini and Farhad Azad, June 2004.
      http://afghanmagazine.com/2004_06/profile/khosseini.shtml

       

      Section 3 Assignment Part 5: Writing in Nasruddin's Style

      The Mullah Nasrudin
      Numerous Mullah stories are provided on this website.
      http://www.spiritual-teachers.com/stories/mullah.htm

      A Tribute to the Wisdom of Mullah Nasrudin
      Numerous Mullah stories are provided on this website.
      https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html

      Mullah Nasruddin
      "The name that every Afghan remembers hearing about in childhood. Here are a few of the thousands of humorous and thoughtful stories about him. His identity is being claimed by three countries: Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey."
      http://www.afghan-network.net/Funny/1.html

       

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