Monday, November 30th, 2009...12:17 pm
Kandahar Graduation a Landmark Achievement for Afghan Women
An ACCC student delivers a graduation speech
On November 2nd, 2009 a landmark ceremony was held in Kandahar to celebrate the graduation of 140 female students from the Afghan-Canadian Community Center (ACCC). The ceremony was attended by over 350 guests including teachers, parents, students, prominent members of the local community and media, and representatives of the Afghan and Canadian governments.
Among the graduates were ten students who completed a two-year Business Management Program provided online through a partnership with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT). These ten students also received certificates, signed by the Prime Minister of Canada and presented by Jess Dutton, Acting Representative of Canada in Kandahar (RoCK), to mark their achievements in business management, computer technology and English language training. The ceremony also celebrated the graduation of a further sixteen students from the SAIT program upon completion of a Project Management course.
Jess Dutton presents ACCC students with certificates signed by the Prime Minister of Canada
Mr. Dutton recognized the hard work and dedication of the SAIT students under challenging circumstances, noting that the students’ achievements were an inspiration to Afghans and Canadians alike. He further encouraged the students to use their education to give back to their community in Kandahar, and their nation of Afghanistan.
The accomplishments of these students and the ACCC are significant, particularly considering they took place in a country that is still trying to recover from conflict and amidst the threats of a narrow minority who oppose women’s education. This achievement was further recognized in several speeches by local employers, who thanked the ACCC for raising the overall standard of education for women in Kandahar.
The graduating class of SAIT students at the ACCC
Bibi Zhilla, a graduating student from the SAIT program, spoke on behalf of her class about what it felt like to graduate from an international learning program. She thanked ACCC Director Ehsanullah Ehsan and her many teachers for their support and encouragement throughout the two year program and noted how the program instilled a confidence in herself and her fellow students, along with the many practical skills that they learned.
She assured the crowd that: “…the end of this course is just one of the many great accomplishments I hope to achieve in my life. Graduation from this course is just the beginning of a new flight for all of us and from this day onward everyone tries to work harder and participate in the reconstruction of the country.”
Shamim, another graduating SAIT student, noted the significance of the Prime Minister’s signature upon the certificates, which she felt clearly demonstrated the importance placed by the people of Canada on empowering the people of Afghanistan with the gift of education. The Government of Canada provides most of the operating budget of the ACCC via a capacity-building grant administered by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).
ACCC Director Ehsanullah Ehsan and CIDA Development Officer Karine Landry
The Deputy Governor of Kandahar spoke during the ceremony, emphasizing that “Canadian investment in education is truly building us. Education can really help us a secure a better future.” He further noted that the ACCC could be proud of its many remarkable accomplishments.
The Director of Information and Culture, whose own daughters were in the graduating class, also spoke of his pride in the women’s achievements and asked the graduates to “…make the best of the knowledge you received for the betterment of yourselves and the people of Afghanistan.” Many speeches personally thanked ACCC Director Ehsanullah Ehsan for his tireless efforts, as well as the ACCC’s many teachers and supporters in Kandahar, Canada and around the world.
In his speech, Ehsan thanked Canadian donors, volunteers, and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for their considerable support. He noted that Canadian support has been not only financial but had also provided invaluable expertise and guidance which was helping the ACCC move toward self-sustainability. He also thanked his female students for the courage and dedication they’ve shown, despite the many challenges that women in Afghanistan still face. He praised the brave example they have set for future classes of women.
ACCC Director Ehsanullah Ehsan delivers his speech
The ACCC awarded certificates of appreciation on behalf of SAIT and the Canadian International Learning Foundation to 19 Kandahar journalists from a diverse range of news agencies and networks for their promotion and media coverage of education efforts in Kandahar. Graduates expressed their appreciation with handmade gifts to CIDA and SAIT staff members, CanILF volunteers, and Ehsan and his family.
The event was also covered by local, national and international media, including Kandahar Television, Larawbar, Pajhwok News (English / Pashto), Benawa Online Pashto World, Surgar Weekly Newspaper (First Story, Second Story), ReliefWeb, Benawa, and the MILNEWS Canada blog.
Afghan girls sing at the ACCC graduation
53 Comments
December 5th, 2009 at 3:30 am
Wow! students who received diplomas signed by His Excellency the Prime Minister of Canada must be the luckiest. I hope I get the same opportunity one day.
How great Canadians are in supporting us with education the most valuable gift.
As we all know these girls who received the diploma which was signed by prim minister of Canada, it shows that how hardly our students are working and as well it shows that how ACC teachers are working hard with them that’s why today they are in this level.
Well I would like to wish these girls all the best for their future. As well I would like to thank Mr. Ehsanullah.
December 5th, 2009 at 4:14 am
Awarding these students with diplomas and certificates was a great news for the women of Afghanistan. These courses these students completed with close support of ACCC and people of Canada was a great achievement for all of us the people of Afghanistan and Canada. Some of the certificates signed by the prime minister of Canada was another important news and it was a great respect for the women of Afghanistan especially for Kandahar woman.
Education is rEally important and thank the people 0f Canada and our teachers at ACCC helping us giving this great gift of education.
We want that all the world help the woman of Afghanistan because women in Afghanistan need help, education, jobs, scholarships. Then the human rights and woman right will be respected and peace will come to Afghanistan because women play a very important role in building a sciety and a nation.
The good part was Mr. Ehsan our very kind teacher was very happy to see all those students successfully completed courses and his efforts were not wasted.
THANK YOU, THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA
December 8th, 2009 at 2:57 am
Dear all,
Hope this email finds you all well and with the great health.
First of all I would like to congratulate those students who got their Diplomas form SAIT. They were much honored even the prime Minister of that country signed their Diplomas which doesn’t happen usually.
I am very happy that today most of the families in Kandahar province want their daughters to get education in ACCC (Afghan Canadian Community Center). Now most of the families know the importance of ACCC and how it plays an important role in many families’ lives.
Hope you continue your supports and efforts so other girls could also get education in this center and be honored like the other students.
We are very thankful of Mr. Ehsanullah Ehsan and all the supporters of ACCC who provide us so many facilities and opportunities to get education in such a place like ACCC.
Sincerely,
Yalda Samih
December 8th, 2009 at 3:00 am
The signature of prime minister of Canada on student’s Diplomas made the students of ACCC more proud and respected, and we thank the Director of ACCC Ehsanullah Ehsan for his hard working and support.
We are also the students of the same courses so we hope you’re this great support continues and hope to become the second part of graduated students.
I myself and on the behalf of my class fellows and also all the student of ACCC (Afghan-Canadian Community Center) really appreciate this excellent beginning.
Sincerely Anita Taraky,
December 8th, 2009 at 3:13 am
The gifts we have received from SAIT University were beautiful and worth for us.
The most interested to us was the logo of SAIT which was designed by the students of SAIT Polytechnic and shows their capacity and interest.
Thank you so much for your cute gifts.
Sincerely Kochi Lodin,
December 8th, 2009 at 3:44 am
Dear all,
Hope this email finds you all well and with the great health.
First of all I would like to congratulate those students who got their Diplomas form SAIT. They were much honored even the prime Minister of that country signed their Diplomas which doesn’t happen usually.
I am very happy that today most of the families in Kandahar province want their daughters to get education in ACCC (Afghan Canadian Community Center). Now most of the families know the importance of ACCC and how it plays an important role in many families’ lives.
Hope you continue your supports and efforts so other girls could also get education in this center and be honored like the other students.
We are very thankful of Mr. Ehsanullah Ehsan and all the supporters of ACCC who provide us so many facilities and opportunities to get education in such a place like ACCC.
Sincerely,
Yalda Samih
December 15th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
As you all know this is a great time that they have studied management and other beneficial programs as well as study abroad opportunities are prepared for us by the hard efforts and continue nonstop assistance of Ehsan Sahib that always take a great role in ACCC (Afghan Canadian Comminute Center) and never stopped any kind of cooperation with other students.
The management program was presently the best way for promotion in all the world and especially much important for us since we are living in province like Kandahar,
Which need a strong management and more needed for girls which we just have numbers of women who know management and that is also not prosper learned but the result of their practical works.
So therefore the management student will be the key members of the women and province of Kandahar and as they learned much about management form our experience teacher and the great tasks were giving to them separated day and inshallah these learned skills will bring a huge change in our management skills and will definitely have great affection on our promotion and professionalism, therefore I thank all the key members of the program especially Ehsan Sahib and I admire and encourage ACCC to handle more beneficial programs such as management .
With best regard,
Fatima Haydari
December 20th, 2009 at 2:56 am
First of all I want to say thanks to those people whom have helped with ACC center, that is the best center in all Afghanistan especially in Kandahar. This center have provided for us a lot of facilities to get education, specially for women because first there was no center for woman’s if there was so that was not having that much facilities like ACC center have but now we have a really good center that’s ACC center which is for both male and female and it have a lot of facilities like transportation system, Internet, library, and the important thing is that the teachers are helping there student a lot, they are trying there best for there student and also the Director of ACCC “the one who is very intelligent and a very kind person” Mr. Ehsan sir is trying a lot to have a lot of facilities for there student.
I am very grateful from (Ehsan Sahib, Shir Sahib, And Vicky) for providing these opportunities for all Kandahrian women, I thank AIWR for providing this opportunities to talk with the teachers who’s native language is English or having conversation with them
and this is the program that have really helped us in our English like in pronunciations, Grammars, Vocabulary, Dictation, Speaking and etc….
Again I want to thank those people who have helped with ACC center.
Thanks.
December 22nd, 2009 at 10:34 am
ACCC is doing a great job to bring up the talented generation to the stage of the community, now this is their turn, how they give back to their people and ACCC.
Here by, I congratulate the online graduates of SAIT polytechnic from ACCC.
Ehsan is plying a major role in promotion of education, especially in Kandahar province. That is why I am one of the inspired of his activities.
January 3rd, 2010 at 3:00 am
Hello everyone
I just wanted to drop a few lines for a man (who is he?) who has the following characters: He is a thin middle size man, getting almost balled now, moving fast when he is after a work. He is also now an honorary degree winner. He is a man who does not believe in a lot of paper work, but he believes in practical work most. He is a man of action. What he starts, he makes it reality. He is ready for any fill-in if a teacher is absent. He does everything. He even cleans his school. He puts nails in walls, doors and windows if he sees a hole open. He does not sit in his office like a boss. He is in the classes, supervising, monitoring, telling the teachers and students how to effectively learn and teach and then work. He acts out for them just like an actor in a drama. His students admire him, most people admire him. Since I have watched him during the last 14 years, whatever he has started he succeeded on that and earned a big name in that work. He is just like perfume. He gives good name to people working with him, studying with him. Once his students many years ago in Pakistan wrote, East and West (Name of the person I am talking about) is the best. I still remember his students brought the plate this sentence was written on it and gave it him. He thanked the students and he touch his ears and said that he was not best, but was trying to be best. He meets students parents and invite them to the classes even. He wants to have very good relation with anyone regardless their color, culture, faith, and … He listen to people. He hears them carefully if he is not too busy with another activity or if he is not thinking about a problem in his work, in Afghanistan and in the world. His only problem is he hates those who unfairly don’t like him.
He is one of those teachers when he walks at the school, everybody cheers up, but under a lot of respect. The whole school atmosphere changes, chirping begins, students and teachers get to warm up again. Everyone moves like he/she is very proud. If he is not around, a cold atmosphere develops. He seems like he is loved by everyone. If anyone has a difficulty he/she approaches him and begin “Sir”. He shouts and gets very angry if the problem does not get solves. He does not leave even a small problem behind and unsolved. He is very, very kind, but he is also very aggressive if he sees something unfair is happening.
Every students in his school wish him he teach them. They believe they can learn fast and best. Hundreds of his men and women students have found jobs because he has taught them a lesson or prepared for them a facility of learning.
Some of his friends call him crazy. They say why is he not thinking about himself. Why is he not making money instead of serving others. Why is he not opening a construction company to buy contracts from internationals in Afghanistan to make money by that way.
Sometimes he dresses beautifully and professionally. He also has a power of how to convince people and how to put together a strong team. People who have not seen him and when they meet him, they don’t believe this is the person they are looking for, because he does not look big and important as his name is. Who is this man?
January 4th, 2010 at 3:22 am
That Great name is (Mr.Ehsanullah Ehsan)! Of Course!!
January 4th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Hi every one,
I would like to express my congrtuation to ACCC for making this impoissible mission possible in such a place like Kandahar. i think all afghan women who are studying or already graduated should be aware that afghans around the world are aware of thier hard work and support them to keep doing to what they are doing and we also would like to deliver appreciation to ACCC for providing land of opprotunities for women in Kandahar. Thank you.
I also launched my blog about Afghanistan recently and included this achievements of afghan women in kandahar there for people to see and get aware of ACCC hard work.
If any one wishes to look at my blog please click below and get aware of afghan women achievemtns in and out of afghanistan.
http://voiceofafghans.blogspot.com
January 5th, 2010 at 3:52 am
Hello Everyone:
First of all I would like to thanks Mr. Ehsanullah Ehsan for sharing the information about IRC (Information Resource Center). I appreciate his this excellent idea for making the IRC at ACCC Kandahar.
With Best Regards,
Haji Mohammad Dawood Banury
Communication Officer at ACCC-Kandahar
January 5th, 2010 at 4:45 am
YES! Kochi Jan, you are right the name which you mentioned is Mr. Ehsanullah Ehsan, who has plan to build I.R.C.at ACCC kandahar which will have lots of books as a library and it will be have good internet cafe and encourage the students to get more education.
Regards
Razia Hotak.
January 6th, 2010 at 3:02 am
Hello ever one!
u know what is the bast place for studying it is
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….ACCC_center with bast staff .
January 6th, 2010 at 3:32 am
Wow! That is great news.
I.R.C is building in ACCC we can have lots of benefits from it
I can find more and more information about my studies and also it can help me in doing my Assignment and online course also I can find new books in it.
As a student I can take more and more benefits from. STUDENTS what benefits you can get from it?
Kochi Lodin
January 6th, 2010 at 3:57 am
I.R.C. is building in ACCC we can get more information about our lessons and we can benefit from it.It provides alot of books and more facilities.There will be online teachers, the teachers will provide us more information about our lessons and studies.and we can improve our education about English language.I can also find more new things and new information in the books.
January 6th, 2010 at 4:05 am
Hello all
Wow! What a great news.
I got that I.R.C is building in ACCC. That will be very beneficial for students in ACCC. Students can get more informatin about the world. And useful books that by reading those books they will solve lots of their problem.
Have a good time
Sharifa
January 6th, 2010 at 4:17 am
To Mr. Bashir,
As we know that long and heavy readings cannot be interesting and easy for readers to read but the comment you had here about the Director of ACCC (Mr.Ehsanullah Ehsan) was convenient and brilliant for all the members of ACCC.
WASN’T THE DESCRIPTION CONVENIENT(Studnts)?
Especially for me, I was so much surprised and excited that how you described him in your powerful words however that was less for him, the description you had about him was 100% true.
Moreover, I am heartiest thankful from you.
Regard Anita Taraky,
January 6th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Wow! I am so glad hearing this news.
It is really going to help all the students who are interested with reading the books. We can get information and great ideas about several things. It will have a great effect on the students’ knowledge.
I am agreeing with Kuchi’s comment, yes it can help us with our online courses, assignments, knowledge, and learning new things. I will try finding my favorite books there (I.R.C).
Hopefully I will be able to find my favorite books.
How it will affect the students in ACCC? Are all the students able to take benefits from I.R.C?
Sincerely,
Yalda Samih
January 6th, 2010 at 10:59 am
Dawood Jan,
First of all once again Haj Mubarak and thank you for bringing us the blesses of Haj.
Yes, as I said that Ryan and I are working on establishing a resource center at ACCC, which will benefit hundreds of men and women of Kandahar positively. Through this center, another window of light will open and the level of knowledge and information will rise. The great Canadians, the very generous Canadians once again saved money from their children’s education, from their daily meals and donated it towards Afghans’ education and prosperity. The resource center will have a library, internet café, video screen, public forum and conference table with sound facilities.
All the best.
Ehsan
January 6th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
The establishment of I.R.C is a good news not only for the students but for the teachers as well. i am glade that ACCC is going forward day by day with untiring efforts of Mr. Ehsan. As we have seen many new changes and additions to ACCC, i think and am sure that this addition will also effect the students very very positively. As from now on we can see the comments of the students and that shows eagerness and their being intressted in having this resource center in ACCC.
Sir Ehsan i wish for your every success in every field of life.
January 7th, 2010 at 3:03 am
The enterprise of (I.R.C) is very admirable news for all the members of ACCC
(Afghan Canadian Community Center) which they will benefit from this
Golden and informative venture of education.
As other students mentioned that it will help our online studies of course
Like our Assignments with out Internet and Search we cannot complete
Them out because we have to search and study books according to the
Assignments then we can do that so the I.R.C is giving us one of the
Best opportunity to solve all our problems and to benefit from it.
I would like to thank Mr.Ehsanulah Ehasn and Dear Ryan for their great
Sustain and hardworking with all the men and women of Kandahar city,
Once again thank you so much.
Sincerely Anita Taraky,
January 7th, 2010 at 3:31 am
YES Tahmina Jan for the solving of your nice question it is the great place for studying and getting advanced education ACCC (Afghan Canadian Community Center)
Is your question solved?
Regards Anita Taraky,
January 8th, 2010 at 9:00 am
As you know ACCC is the name of invention and creations in the field of education, so again it is taking a step ahead by establishing I.R.C which stands for (Information Resource Center).
When I heard of it, the flowers of hope for a better and prosperous Kandahar blossomed which will help all Kandahar residents to rise their level of education and general knowledge.
For the remarkable job, once again I would like to appreciate and congratulate Mr. Ryan and Mr. Ehsan.
I wish them all the best for their untiring and fruitful activities in future as well.
With Best Regards,
Saeedullah Taraky
January 8th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Salam,
Before to post the comment, I would like to congratulate all ACCC staff, students, and other beneficiaries who will improve their knowledge at IRC.
When I heard about IRC from the students at ACCC, there was smile on their faces, and every one was eager to have access to the information resource room.
I see the comments above everyone seems happy and to come for this great discovery and development at ACCC by the help of Mr. Ryan, Mr. Ehsan and the donors who assisted them in this bravo job.
“When someone comes along who genuinely thanks us, we will follow that person a very long way.” Like Mr. Ehsan and Mr. Ryan Aldred.
Best regards,
Esmat
January 8th, 2010 at 11:28 am
Dear Saeed jan,
I.R.C is not the only thing that is going to be established inACCC but before I.R.C, Mr. Ehsan and our Candian supporters have provided us with the facilities that can hardly be found in any of the educational institues even here in kabul. Beside these all facilities that Mr. Ehsan has provided to the students, i would say that I.R.C will be a very positive addition to ACCC that will help the students make their routes forward in their field of studies in an easy and better way.
January 8th, 2010 at 11:49 am
Dear Esmat jana,
You are also a part of this success (ACCC). Let me congradulate you too for the positive up coming addition to ACCC.
Salutes to all the staff and supporters of ACCC.
Farzan K.
January 9th, 2010 at 3:55 am
this will be great for the providing the river of knowledeg in ACCC and it will help with the woman in Kandahar and I,R,C Bright more thought of the women and men for having a peace full life and it will increase more thier knowledege ACCC have helped with new generation that today they are in the higher steps and working in higher position we are really happy that we have guider like ACCC that always support us and we are thanks to Mr. Ehsanullah Ehan and generous Canadians that always try how to rebulid the future of woman in kandahar.
thanks Sharifa
January 9th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Hello every one:
I would like to thankful from Mr. Ehsan and Mr. Ryan for the establishing I.R.C.(Information Resource Center) at ACCC.
Thank you so much what event we are to day that is the result of your untiring efforts.
ACCC like the shining sun brought brightness in our life and we in the ship of learning cross the waves of sea and reaches the coast of success soon.
With kind regards,
Muzhda Wardak
January 9th, 2010 at 9:48 am
I am writing this comment for Mr. Ehsan who has always served the people, and has dedicated his life to the people of Afghanistan. He always has considered others’ benefit rather then his own. Mr. Ehsan is one of the people who has served the people more then any one else, and worked for the people putting his family and himself in danger and giving the people of southern region the light of education so that they reach to their destinations following the light of education.
Sir,
Not only me but the entire family is proud of you, you have chosen a way to serve the people of this land that will be remembered for ever.
Best regards,
Saeedullah Taraky
January 9th, 2010 at 10:44 am
Wow!
I congratulate in heart,ly manners to Ehsan Sahib, Ryan and all ACCC Brothers & Sisters
Another Success of ACCC, it really gives people sense of enthusiasm and I think our people’s pleasure is changing into real life.
Keep on this favorable way and the day will come we gather will receive a non imagined improvement
Cheers!
Kandahari – Online Program Coordinator – ACCC-AIWR
January 11th, 2010 at 4:01 am
I was reading the newspaper of the sadi azadi; there I found a section of English when I read that paragraph it was very easy for me to translate it. Then I translate to my own language I was able to translate 95% so that is all because of generous Canadian MR. Ehsanullah Ehsan and (ACCC)
ACCC is the head river of the knowledge that shines in every body’s life and effected very beneficial in their future, ACCC is rebuild the new generation life and enlighten there future ACCC is knew the value of the education for the women in Kandahar and took away violence ignorance from their life that they were hided back of it, they are happy to have a good guider for them and their children
Regards
Farishta shams
January 11th, 2010 at 4:02 am
(ACCC (Afghan Canadian Community Center)
As everyone, better know that ACCC is one of the most excellent and advanced educational place for all the women and man of Kandahar and they are much benefiting from this golden opportunity. This center has qualified, experienced and well knowledge teachers for teaching all the students of ACCC also having update technology such as Ncomputing, Laptops, Desktops, Server Computers, Power System (UPS).
ACCC is a great center in Kandahar city for women because two years before I was unable to read a single English word but now I am hired as a teacher at ACCC, if a student asks me a word of English I can translate it into Pushto and Dari in a flash so this is much for me that I am very progressed by the help of ACCC (Afghan Canadian Community Center) and I am really proud of great Canadians and Mr.Ehsanullah Ehsan for their sponsor and donation to ACCC.
Sincerely Anita Taraky,
January 11th, 2010 at 4:07 am
ACC Center is very beneficial an useful for all students in Kandahar city.
It has useful books that has more informations about different knowledges. We can improve our knowledge about English language, computer programming and so on.
All students can solve their problems by ACCC facilities for them.
January 11th, 2010 at 4:11 am
In the name of the most merciful Allah
I want to say some words about ACC Center
As we know in Afghanistan, there are many places for getting education.
In addition, it is important for a person to go to a place that will be useful for him/her I am sure we have a place by the name of ACCC that has made many facilities for Afghan students. The director of ACCC tries always to bring facilities and makes ways of getting better education. In ACCC, there are many good ways of getting education such as courses for management, skype courses, journalist’s courses and the new news that is building IRC. That every above thing is very important for providing our education area. Like in management, we can do management and for our future life, it will be a big sources by skype classes we can make our English strong. At the end of my topic, I would like to thank our Canadian brothers and sisters, Mr. Ehsanullah for his hard working for the Afghan students and with him, we must thank from all of his co-workers.
Best Regards,
Sharifa
January 11th, 2010 at 5:45 am
Sallam
Mr.Ehsanullah ehsan its me Abdul Basit Mehrabi from germany as being the external element I want to leave my few words here.
First I want to appriciate you on your attempts for afghan women in burning province kandhar and put owns self in a fire to see the bright nation and thanks for these days technology to find you after along time It is too wonder that im working on web based project for afghan students there for I needed some Afghan academic images from Afghanistant and start research on web and I come across your website and I stoped my breath for a moment when I saw Mr.Ehsan teaching afghan girls and thought my 50% problem has been solved because Mr.Ehsan has the same idea that I have which means to see educated Afghanistan.
I and Mr.Ehsan
Mr.Ehsan you have already tought us in chaman, pakistan in other words we can say you are the instructer of my first steppings in education and opened the first window of light for us through this window I have recieved too many honors in my life, like reperesenting the nighbouring country abroad through youth interchange programe and received different international memberships also working now as a software engineer. and you were not the only teacher but also remained our friend and you are one of my those teachers whome I remember in my life and the devotion of my all honors goes to you.
And I will also feel a great honor to get your volunteers membership in my specialisation and to serve the nation specially our home province Kandhar. in april I may visit Afghanistan and I promise I will visit your institute and will deliver a lecture on AI(artificial intelligence), Nano technology, and also up to date the students in field of computer science on the bases of open questions and being a tech engineer I will be availble for you every time when my help is needed to you.
About my project.
Since the students are the back bone of the nation and youths bring revoloution but unfortunatly in our country this fact has been ignored there for I have visualized some thoughts that is to design web based project, it is a mega project that inter links the students inside and with afghan students abroad through which they can share their ideas, lessons, and experiences and they also can directly contact with their higher authorities and much more like study material, news about students and institutions and special feature voice of Afghan students, and so on. Regarding this we are also in contact with Afghanistan departement of education which is just awaited until the selection and sattlement of new cabinet after it, it may also take much time for complition.
Bye compiling this project we mean to bring the true and natural abalities of students and shine them in international academic societies.
There for you people are also needed to us because we have lack of HR(human resource) in afghanistan it is also a volunteer web community.
As soon as possible please contact me here: basitme@yahoo.com, basitme2003@hotmail.com I hope so our intraction may bring much changes.
In the end.
It is not only to Leave comments here also know that your site has been globaly seen by tech engineers and other professionals and the observe your(Mr.Ehsan) attempts and appriciate you. I have also forwarded it to our tech engineers community here in europe.
(come to join the hands shine the nation)
And I also recommend Bashir khans comments with specific style and accent keep it up.
Par ALLAH mo sparem.
With much love,
Eng.A.Basit M.
January 11th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
The Miracle of Friendship
There is a “Miracle” called “friendship” that dwells within the heart. And you do not know how it happens or when it gets its start. But the happiness it brings you always gives a special lift. And you realize that “friendship” is Allah
Most precious gift.
Sincerely,
Sahar
January 11th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Thank you very much Basit Sahib and Bashir Khan for leaving these very beautiful and inspiring comments here. You are also recalling me the golden days of my serving destitute Afghans through an education abroad and the time we spent together in the classes there 15 years ago. How hard you all were working and studying. I was really impressed by the progress the students were making there. Today you are reaping the fruit of your efforts in serving and sharing knowledge.
I am terribly sorry to say this, but I am still a little bit confused to fully recognize you. I will certainly encourage you to see me whenever you can and contact me through email: ehsan_ullah_omer@yahoo.com. As I had hundreds of students in different towns there and many similar names, really left me confused to recall you very well. I am sorry again for my lapse of memory, but am sure we will see each other soon.
Basit Sahib once again thank you for offering assistance to students in Afghanistan – do write to me back and I will make sure that we effectively utilize your expertise for the benefit of Afghan students.
Do keep up the good work.
All the best.
Ehsan
January 12th, 2010 at 2:46 am
Afghan Canadian Community Center does not only mean an institute for the women of Kandahar but a paradise. There might be different learning places like ACCC around the world but existence of such a great center in Kandahar is so nice and wonderful. ACCC is providing us online learning program with the help of Canadian teachers from SAIT and other courses of English and Computer with the help of Afghan teachers. This center is truly bringing good improvement in the lives of women over here. They are able to get high standard education, learn new things, and are able to work on valuable position and contribute in the rebuilding of Afghanistan.
We, the women of Kandahar, have no words to express our gratitude towards all those who are involved in promoting this cause in one way or the other especially our generous donors, SAIT, our highly qualified instructors, our hardworking Afghan teachers, and our Director Mr. Ehsan who is managing all the issues over here and has made this environment very good for learning.
We are hopeful that all of you will continue your efforts for this noble cause and will always be in our prayers.
Regards
Razia Hotak
Student of BUSINESS COMMUNICATION in ACC Center
January 12th, 2010 at 3:21 am
ACC_center is one off unique center at provincial level and we are thank full from
Canadian and Mr.Ehsanullah Ehsan director of ACCC and his intelligent staff and teachers whom are working very heard for ACCC.
January 13th, 2010 at 4:11 am
Women Rights
Woman! Woman is affluence of God, Allah created her physically weak but her heart is strong at the same her heart is like candle so soft and smooth, woman is like a moon which gives light to all stars and she is the light of life our prophet Hazrat Mohammad has mentioned that “the word is a nice gift to humans and the nice gift in the world is woman”.
Woman is a mother, sister, daughter and life partner.
In each part of life she is having a very important rule such as ‘a mother can give good training and best foundations to her children specially a widow woman she can play a good rule in place of father she can try and struggle to keep her children’s happy in a right way.
A daughter can bring changes to her family state in every way; she is trying to take care of her family members and can work as like a son with her father.
Woman is the best friend of her life partner ‘his like or dislike, hopes, in side of this his members’ in every way if it’s happiness or sorrow she is supporting them,” in holy Quran Allah has prevailed that you are women clothes and women are your clothes”.
Before Islam in the previous time there were no rights for women for example’ if any girl baby was coming to this word immediately the girl baby was taken alive to the grave in order to not ashamed them selves among the people’ but when Islam came so the woman got her rights and Islam give equal rights to male and female but un fortunately in our country from the time of Taliban there was no school even they were not letting boys to get education in that regime Afghan people life was too bad they suffered lots of problems and specially Afghan women like’ they were lashed with cables and forced to remain at home and up to now they don’t have permission to get education and work out side in spite of this they are insulting a lot in their own family forcing them for marriage even they are not paying attention to the age of that man and his daughter and why they think about that because they are receiving lots of money from him or if there is a fight between to families and in this fight if someone of them killed so for the bringing peace between these two families they are giving their daughter to them and at the consequence her life is not spending good with him every time both of them are having problems and fighting with each other and then that man is getting another marriage or giving her divorce and in that time he can have a good life but that woman will insulted a lot among of her relatives even her own brothers, parents will say lots of slang words and tease her every time.
Infect first woman should try and escape out of this dark iliousion she shouldn’t think that I am a woman, I am weak and I can’t do anything or I am not allowed to do no they have to be strong and understand that woman have enough energy and power in every aspect of life activities like man. She has to break up the walls of deprivation and struggle to achieve her real and complete rights and she must prove her self that Afghan women are also as much strong and talented like other women of out sides.
Eventually woman and man have equal rights woman make half body of the society and if a woman didn’t participate actively in her family, community and in the country affairs so it means that the body of the society is paralyzed in half.
So let’s give hand and work shoulder by shoulder with each other to have a rightful future and breath in the fresh and freedom air.
Tamana Faizi
January 13th, 2010 at 11:33 am
Hi All,
Please join me in prayer for the people of Haiti, the victims of the doom earthquake. I hope the world will respond to this human catastrophe soon.
We, the Afghans, while caught in our own sufferings, are sending out our prayers and thoughts to the Haitians in their this very difficult time.
Ehsan
January 13th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Hello dear all:
Life’s filled with possibilities
Those challenge us each day…
To take a chance
Try something new…
Think big, Pray big, beleve big, act big be big big all the way as Mr. Ehsan Sahib.
With kind Regards,
Muzhda Wardak
January 15th, 2010 at 4:05 am
Hello every one,
Our thought and prayers are with people of Haiti. during this difficult time .We are sorry for their loss.
Although no words can really help to ease the loss their bear, just know that they are very close in every thought and prayer.
With kind regards,
Muzhda
January 17th, 2010 at 3:26 am
As every one knows, ACCC is one of the best center in whole Kandahar city, which has improved women educational standard and help us to achieve our educational goals.
Currently the director of ACCC and great Canadians are working together to build IRC at ACCC, we are very thankful to all the donors whom are working in this field.
According to my opinion, IRC is very beneficial and important for all the students.
At the end I would like to thanks those people who donate to ACCC wish they continuous their support.
January 19th, 2010 at 3:41 am
How we can increase the economy of a country
If we want a good economy in the country so we should have the following things in a country.
1. Business: we should have a great business in a country because I think business is the way to have a strong economy in a country.
2. Import and export: by import and export we can also have a good economy, because a country which has great import and export, I think that they have great and strong economy.
3. Banking: we should have banking system, we must have open banks, in my opinion it’s one of the way to have good economy in the country.
4. Employment: It’s important thing to have in the country for having good economy, because if there are lots of jobless people in a country so that country can’t have a great economy.
5. Empowerment of currency: It’s one of the important things for economy of country to have great empowerment of currency.
6. Open borders to the neighboring countries for open trade.
7. Introduction and marketing.
8. Foreign investment.
9. Research for natural resource.
10. Factories.
11. Texts.
12. High education.
13. High modern technologies.
If we have all this things in country it’s for sure that we will have great economy in country.
February 27th, 2010 at 4:29 am
Hello everyone!
I am so happy for currently starting our new Course at SAIT University “Leadership Development” and also I benifit much from the perviouse courses which I have done them before so now I am hupfully mentioning this as welll to study for the new course and cash in on this new Course Leadership Development.
Sincerely Anita Taraky
February 27th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
The Hijri date 12 Rabi Awwal (some say 09 Rabi Awwal) is one of twelve months in the Islamic calendar. This is the Islamic birth date of the holy Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. He was born in 570 C.E.. and since the Islamic calendar is 354 days long, the Hijri date is pushed back up to 11 days each year. Muslims celebrate this occasion by holding Milad-un-Nabi (translated: birth of the prophet) functions and gatherings throughout the month of Rabi Awwal.
The main thrust of these Milad-un-Nabi gatherings is to remember, observe, discuss and celebrate the advent of the birth and teachings of the holy Prophet Muhammad, p.b.u.h. Toronto is even home to an International Milad-un-Nabi conference which organizers have held every year for the past eight years. Speakers from all over the world have addressed large audiences here in Toronto for this conference. Various mosques and Muslim organizations will also hold their own celebrations at various times and places throughout the month. Those who cannot do it during this particular month may hold these functions during the next month or even later.
The British historian and philosopher, Thomas Carlyle, (d. 1881) in his “Lectures on Heroes, Hero Worship and the Heroic in History,” (1841) has this to say about Muhammad p.b.u.h., “The word of such a man is a voice direct from nature’s own heart. Men do and must listen to that or nothing else; all else is wind in comparison . . . They called him prophet, you say? Why, he stood there face to face with them, bare, not enshrined in any mystery; visibly sewing his own cloak; cobbling his own shoes, fighting, counselling; ordering in the midst of them, they must have seen what kind of man he was. Let him be called what you like! No emperor with his dignity was obeyed as this man in a cloak of his own making. During three and twenty years of tough actual trial, I find something of a veritable hero necessary for that of itself.”
In the west, little is known about Prophet Muhammad’s p.b.u.h. teachings by the general population. It might surprise a non-Muslim reader to learn that throughout his impressive career, every detail of his life is known. His actions and sayings, known as Hadith or Traditions, were recorded in the minutest detail.
More than fourteen hundred collections of his sayings are currently available, although the most widely used among the Sunnis are the six Sahih (correct, sound or authentic) collections. These collections are considered ‘authentic’ due to the very strict criteria used in compiling them. For instance, the narrator had to have heard the Prophet himself or herself; he or she would have to have had a good memory as well as possess good understanding and judgement; he or she would have to be an upright person known to have never told a lie, and so on. This is the first link in the chain. If the person related what they heard to another person, this would comprise a second link. Each link in the chain had the same exacting standards applied to it. If there was a break in the chain, or if the narrator had been known to have told a lie even once, or if the narrator was not considered to have been an upright person by his or her peers, then the saying would be considered unreliable and was not included in the ‘Sahih’ version. (for more details esp. re. compilation of Qur’an click here).
Many sayings (Hadith) were narrated by A’isha, one of the Prophet’s wives, who was known for her good memory and upright character. It is marvellous to consider the extent of the Hadith literature considering that Muhammad, p.b.u.h. was unlettered. Despite the fact that he could neither read nor write, his wise words have been carefully and accurately preserved for humankind from then until now and it is hoped for generations to come.
Here is a sample of a few of the Prophet’s sayings derived from the Sahih collections. This will give the reader a flavour of his wisdom. It will also show how these jewels are similar to the words of Jesus Christ and many teachings in the Bible and the Torah. Whether of a religious, non-religious or secular persuasion, it is no wonder that great people of the world have admired Muhammad as a great reformer:
The following is an excerpt from the book entitled “The Sayings of Muhammad” with a forward by Mahatma Ghandi by Allama Sir Abdullah al-Mamun al-Suhrawardi. Published by Charles Tuttle Co. Inc., Boston 1992.
The Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. said,
He who knoweth his own self, knoweth God.
He will not enter hell who hath faith equal to a mustard seed in his heart, and he will not enter Paradise who hath a single grain of pride, equal to a mustard seed in his heart.
Muhammad, p.b.u.h. said: “That person will not enter Paradise who hath one atom of pride in his heart.” And a man present said, “Verily, a man is fond of having good clothes and good shoes.” Muhammad p.b.u.h. said, “God is Beauty and delighteth in the beautiful; but pride is holding man in contempt.”
God’s kindness towards His creatures is more than that of a mother towards her babe.
Do not say that if people do good to us, we will do good to them, and if people oppress us, we will oppress them. Instead determine that if people do good to you, you will do good to them; and if they oppress you, you will not oppress them.
No man is a true believer unless he desireth for his brother that which he desireth for himself.
He who believeth in one God and the Hereafter, let him speak what is good or remain silent.
Riches are not from abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind.
Whoever suppresseth his anger, when he hath in his power to show it, God will give him a great reward.
The greatest crimes are to associate another with God, to vex your father and mother, to murder your own species, to commit suicide, and to swear a lie.
Whoso openeth unto himself the door of begging, God will open unto him the door of poverty.
A man asked, “Are there rewards for our doing good to animals and giving them water to drink?” Muhammad, p.b.u.h. said, “Verily there are heavenly rewards for any act of kindness to a live animal.”
The best of alms is that which the right hand giveth and the left hand knoweth not of.
There are seven people whom God will draw under His own shadow, on the day when there will be no shadow; one of them will be a man who hath given alms and concealed it, so that his left hand knew not what his right hand did.
The best of almsgiving is that which springeth from the heart, and is uttered by the lips to soften the wounds of the injured.
All actions are judged by the motives prompting them.
The most excellent Jihad [trans.:striving] is that for the conquest of the self. [i.e., the carnal self or ego]
The exercise of religious duties will not atone for the fault of an abusive tongue.
Keep yourselves far from envy because it eateth up and taketh away good actions, like a fire eateth up and burneth wood.
God is gentle and loveth gentleness.
What is Paradise? Muhammad p.b.u.h. replied “It is what the eye hath not seen, nor the ear heard, nor ever occurred to the mind of man.”
He is not a perfect man of fortitude who hath not fallen into misfortunes; and there is no physician but the experienced.
Every good act is charity; and verily it is a good act to meet your brother with an open countenance, and to pour water from your own water bag into his vessel.
Guard yourselves from six things, and I am your security for Paradise. When you speak, speak the truth; perform when you promise; discharge your trust; be chaste in thought and action; and withhold your hand from striking, from taking that which is unlawful, and bad.
Feed the hungry and visit the sick, and free the captive, if he be unjustly confined. Assist any person oppressed, whether Muslim or non-Muslim.
Speak to men according to their mental capacities, for if you speak all things to all men, some cannot understand you, and so fall into errors. Abuse no-one, and if a man abuse thee, and lay open a vice which he knoweth in thee, then do not disclose one which thou knowest in him.
Meekness and modesty are two branches of Iman [Faith]; and vain talking and embellishing are two branches of hypocrisy.
The world and all things in it are valuable; but the most valuable thing in the world is a virtuous woman.
Whoever doeth good to girls, it will be a curtain to him from hell-fire.
Whoever befriendeth three daughters, or three sisters, and teacheth them manners, and is affectionate to them, till they come of age, may God apportion Paradise for him.
Whoever hath a daughter, and doth not bury her alive, or scold her, or prefer his male children to her, may God bring him into Paradise. [Note: this refers to the practice of female infanticide which was common in those days. The Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. abolished this practice]
God enjoins you to treat women well, for they are your mothers, daughters and aunts.
Do not prevent women from coming to the mosque.
March 8th, 2010 at 12:35 am
Women’s Internation Day
Womens’s day is an international occasion which is celebrated on March 08 for their economic, political and social achievements. The first International Womens Day (I.W.D.) was celebrated in 1911, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and in increase in radical ideologies.
Since its birth in the socailist movement, International Women Day (I.W.D) has grown to become a global day of recognition across developed and developing countries like ours, Afghanistan. For decades International Women Day (I.W.D) has grown form strength to strength annually. Through the support of the United Nations, an annual International Women Day (I.W.D) conference is held to coordinate international efforts for womens’ rights and participation in social, politcal and economic processes. 1975 was designated as “International Womens Year” by the U.N. Womens organization and goverments around the world have also observed International Women Day (I.W.D) annually by holding events that honour womens advancement and while diligently reminding of the continued vigilance and action required to ensure that women’s equality is gained and maintained in all aspects of life.
International Women Day (I.W.D) is now an official holiday in China, Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam to name a few. The tradition sees men honouring their mothers, wives and colleagues with flowers and small gifts.
The new millenium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women’s and society’s thoughts about equality and emancipation. Many from a younger generation feel that the battle for womens movement is over, while many feminists know only too well the longevity and ingrained complexity of patriarchy. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not treated equally, not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in bussiness or politics and globally womens’ educators, health and the violence against them is worse in our country. However, great improvements have been made. We do have female astronauts and prime ministers, school girls are welcomes into universities, women can work and have a family, today women have real choices. So, the tone and nature of International Women Day (I.W.D) has, for the past few years, moved from being a reminder about the negatives to a celebration of the positives.
SO MAKE A DIFFERNCE, THINK GLOBALLY AND ACT LOCALLY!! MAKE EVERYDAY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY (I.W.D). DO YOU SHARE TO ENSURE THAT THE FUTURE FOR OUR WOMEN IS BRIGHT, EQUAL, SAFE AND REWARDING.
Best Wishes,
Ali Raza (Afghan)
March 19th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Muslims should seek education everywhere. Read as follows:
Here all are discussing about how important is education; this also prompted me to elaborate on the topic with a greater force.
As education is believed to be key to the progress of a nation, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has emphasized, “Seeking education is compulsory for every Muslim, whether male or female.” During the early days of Islam women were given little or no education, and had no say in religious, political and social affairs. So here Islam entitles women to the same rights as men in terms of education and cultivation.
As the humanity has been called upon to seek education, all of us have the obligation to get knowledge and education and reach it to others in need. I am proud to announce that we at the Afghan-Canadian Community Center have provided education to both men and women equally. Once again the Prophet Muhammad Sallalahu Alaihi Wassallam emphasized upon Muslims, “Seek knowledge even if it takes to China.” The saying means encourage people to learn whatever the distance and hardship may be as at that time, there were no airplanes or motorized transport as we have it now. It took months to sail by ships or travel overland through rugged country sides and have to climb over mountains, etc. Also during the time of the Prophet (PBUH) Chinese civilization was well known to be thousands of years well in advanced and developed from the world at that time.
We at ACCC have provided online education opportunities to our students so that they study from their homes. In the light of these Hadiths now we also have the obligation to seek scholarships for our students to travel abroad to seek greater knowledge and education. Until now we have not had this opportunity at ACCC, but now would like to call upon generous supporters of humanity around the world to reach to our help and sponsor our students for higher education abroad.
Friends from civilized nations are now here in Afghanistan endeavoring to help provide knowledge and education facilities to the people of Afghanistan to overcome their miseries. But the enemies of Islam and Afghanistan are preventing these friends of humanity to work with the people of Afghanistan to march towards civilization and enlightenment. We all know that war in Afghanistan is born of ignorance and poverty. To make Afghanistan a developed, peaceful and sovereign state, we should seek education everywhere regardless an enemy intimidation and violence tactics and any other hardships.
March 20th, 2010 at 4:53 am
HI
The Advantages of Investment on Education for Women
Education is very important for people live. Why women are ignored by society and family to encourage them to get higher education? But nowadays government tries to provide education for all not only for men but also for women. What are the advantages that we can get when women get higher education?
Now I would like to raise 5 reasons why we have to encourage women to get higher education. Firstly, women are mother of each family. She is the one who educate their children in the first stage of education. First stage of education is very important to everyone that is a guide that helps them for the next steps. She teaches their children to be good children, good students, good friends, and good citizen for our country. When their children start school she provides all criteria that their children need in term of time, instrument, encouragement, award… So her children will like studying automatically.
Secondly, educated women can contribute to family economy. How can they contribute? She works for paid job and mostly in well-paid job. If she does not work, she also will run the business. So she can earn money to help her husband to support the family. Moreover she knows how to spend money economically.
Family healthiness is the third reason. Women are the one who cook for the families most of the time. So she can know what kind of nutritious food should her family need to be healthy. She knows how to choose the natural food not chemical food. Moreover she knows how to protect her family from illness like protect her children from dengue fever. She can take care all members of the family.
The fourth one is family harmony. Educated women know more ways to solve problems with husband, solve problems in family by negotiating that avoid from violence. When her husband or her children have problems she can help them by finding good solutions for them. She can make the family happy and relax by organize some special occasion for her family.
The last one is the contribution of educated women to society. When she start to work for paid job she act as a model to other women in the society and to promote, to encourage other women to try to study for higher education like her. Women labor force is more than 50% of total labor force. Thus when women stand up to work for paid job she can help to develop her country. In one country, if there are only men who work, this country will not be developed completely. So we need the cooperation between men and women to make our society improved modern, and prosperous.
THANK YOU MR EHSAN .
June 9th, 2010 at 5:37 am
What is human right?
In this cause we can say that every human are having equal right to have a good society and pace full life and every facility which human need that in Islam human right is equal for man and women.
Firstly, human should have freedom of speech, freedom of life and freedom of every thing. And the should respect each other and the aptitude learning of religion, and basic roll to show the human right it is also freedom our par fat say in Quran sheriff that freedom is also can complete our society and we have to put a fundamental stone of unity we have to finish the different between the religions
and we went to have a inculpated country after this our country give a head water from education put pen and unity there well be no different between hencoop it mean between male and female and we should give hand to each other give a intimately to each other that is all one human are having this right
Every human having the education right and we know that form being of this date on the time the human right proofed by education pen and old story a sweet and bitter knowledge form present and past bring to the future and education is also point in holly Quran that our educated people and also our vicar said that education is necessary for meal and female to learn education and Allah fine a pen for all human to learn education by pen and we are sure by the honor ship of pen up to the would is stand on the feet’s we are trying to
get education and our pour fat have given important value to the education
Buses of human dignity, the “anchor norm of human rights”
These abuses, both in Afghanistan and the Netherlands are extremely humiliating and nullifying. They place serious attacks on a person’s self-esteem and sense of self-worth. They are extremely disempowering and violate the human dignity of the people who are exposed to such treatment and make them into objects.
This should not happen! Every human being, every person is to be valued and respected. In their recent study “Human rights and disability” for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Gerard Quinn and Theresia Degener make clear that human dignity is one of the four most essential values. The other three being autonomy, equality and solidarity.
“Human dignity is the anchor norm of human rights. Each individual is deemed to be of inestimable value and nobody is insignificant. People are to be valued not just because they are economically or otherwise useful but because of their inherent self-worth.”
Keeping people isolated for longer periods in a row, physically restraining people by tying them down to a bed or chair as reported constitute human rights violations. They constitute a form of ‘inhuman and degrading treatment’ as prohibited by article 7 of the ICCPR, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Both Afghanistan and the Netherlands have ratified this Covenant; they are legally bound by it.
Investigations necessary and urgent
Extensive and thorough investigation of day to day practice in mental health care institutions is necessary and urgent. These investigations should be followed by a radical reform of the care system towards one where human dignity of the individual is respected as a basic value, and privacy and individual choice are recognized. Where people get the support, care and the treatment they need from adequate staff. Where quality assurance and utilization review are an integral and continuous part of the service delivery system.
A reform also where the right to services delivered in the community is recognized. Realization necessarily includes availability of appropriate services and support systems to ensure people with disabilities can actually live safely in the community. MDRI states that it is ultimately the responsibility of the government to ensure that the rights of people with mental disabilities are protected through adequate support systems both in the community and institutions.
1. Source: Trouw, 11, 28th, 2002; Peter Ventevogel, Dagboek / Prozac in het drink water
2. Quinn and Degener, Human Rights and disability; The current use and future potential of United Nations human rights instruments in the context of disability. United Nations, New York and Geneva, 2002
3. See for more recommendations: Human Rights and Opportunities for reform, MDRI, Mental Disability Rights International, Washington, 2000
Agnes van Wijnen is senior consultant for Kantel Konsult, a small headstrong company of disabled people working on empowerment, rights and independent living.
Society and human rights
Our society given a special importance to the human rights we know those point which how much the have given right to the human rights those people which they don’t obeys the role of human right and don’t know the value of human by which name we are calling them that is clear a person in society in role of human right don’t have put a hand that person in the male and female right is equal they are given value to the human rights and man should think shipmate woman beauces bandies of each best man there is the hand of woman so in human right the right of male and female if equal so society made form male and female in one society need 50%meal and 50 % female so male is uncompleted with female and female is uncompleted with out meal the society which are not having unity between male and female so we are compled to complete our society by education unity and other and the and we are having a lot of brave woman’s the same like Zargoon Ana NazoAna and others so we can say that the meal and female is equal human right ‘s are warranty that to accept they all role and low which now a day’s they are not respect to the woman and society in one story they can clear that every human re having the won premonition but unfortunately in our people the are not giving a full
Right to the human right for woman’s in one story we can proofed that there was a man how forced there daughter to get marriage with person how is 60 years old so the girl was not agree than she was also uneducated so she enface to do merdded so before we so the human right is equal for meal and female in this cause that our people is form on side the are uneducated also the are not having the capacity to know the human rights in my man point of view I would you like to say that thing which I point in my all topic it all count to the human rights because we are human this all role is not for one person this role is for all human around the would so in our country we are living under one flag or co lour and every human should accept the human right there well be never driftnet between clan and characteristics and the one how are having nisn the can know the really mean of human rights and also we are all compatriot we are accept the all role and low of the counter if some one is living in one county o they have to accept the all role and low.
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Systemic violations of human dignity: Afghan istan and the Netherlands
By Agnes van Wijnen
In a small white plastered house in Samarchel, 10 km from Allahabad, a town name we are all familiar with since the American war in Afghanistan, one can find the grave of Said Mohamed Ali Shah.
Shah, who lived from 1565-1664, was a very religious man who was known for his healing powers. Especially people with psychiatric disabilities had a big chance to be cured. His treatment consisted of a very rich meal two times a day, and a bath, also twice a day. His critics said that his patients were cured because he treated them as kings and queens, not because of God or his healing powers. The wise man did not defend himself but asked what the worst diet was that they could think of. Water, and bread with pepper, they answered. Forty days in a row the clients of Shah lived on water, bread and pepper. As the story goes, they were still cured.
In July last year, a Dutch psychiatrist and cultural anthropologist, Peter Ventevogel, traveled to Afghanistan to work there for HealthNet International. He kept a diary of his experiences. On one of his journeys through Afghanistan he visited Samarchel and the present-day facility for treatment of people with psychiatric problems, which can be found just opposite the grave of Said Mohamed Ali Shah. The complex, a row of low rooms, was close to tumbling down. Most of the patients were sitting on a mat in the shade of a tree to which they were fastened with ankle chains. They received hardly any treatment. Ventevogel’s diary notes present a way of mistreatment of people with psychiatric or mental disabilities that we are all too familiar with.
Mental Disability Rights International, an advocacy organization dedicated to the recognition and enforcement of the rights of people with mental disabilities, has documented human rights abuses like these in several countries around the world. Pictures of people with disabilities chained in or outside a house or tied to beds have been printed in newspapers or displayed on television. These abuses are most familiar and expected coming from countries in Eastern Europe, Africa or Latin-America.
The Netherlands today: incidents or systemic problems?
About five years ago people in the Netherlands were confronted with a photograph of a young woman naked in a cell like room, tied to a kind of bed. The photo of Jolanda Venema was presented in several newspapers and on prime time television. Her family, desperately trying to change the inhuman circumstances their daughter was kept in by the institution she lived in, had finally presented these photos to the media hoping this would provide the necessary pressure. Eventually they succeeded, members of parliament asked questions and the minister of health was forced to provide extra money to hire more personnel to care for the woman. Abuse was ended, or so it seemed.
Only a few weeks ago I was shocked by observations about the current situation in the mental health care system in the Netherlands. Observations from people working in the Dutch system. Not in one institute in particular, but in several institutions throughout the Netherlands people with mental disabilities are kept isolated for long periods in a row, without treatment and with minimal care. Several institutions are reported to tie down some of the people who live there.
The abuse is said to be structural; in other words, these situations are not necessarily exceptional incidents at all but supposedly caused by structural shortage of personnel and resources. I was shocked because of the seriousness of the violations, but maybe even more because it forced me to realize how very ready I and other fellow citizens have been to believe that the case of, for example, Jolanda Venema was really an unusual incident in our supposedly civilized country. It now proves to be all but an unusual incident.
These all words are inclued to human rights
Violation
Certain right
Freedom
Political right
Freedom of speech
Provide safety
Equality
Declaration on human rights
Diversity
Tolerance
Hate crimes
Expression
Embrace
Liberty
Justice
Diminished
Behavior
Foundation
Human existence
Development
Protected
Promoted
Enshrined
Inherent
Virtue
Species
Unprovoked
Violence
Society
Mercy
Strength
Endow
Defy
Climb
Force
Struggle
Responsibility
Preserve
Entitled
Norms
Enlightenment
Discourse
Suspend
Punishments
Cruel
Legitimate
Safety
Peace
Obey
Rule
Alter
Constitution
Corruption
Presumption
Disturb
Property
Compensation
Slavery
Countless
Aim
Prevent
Appreciates
Truly
Universal
Declaration
Education
Values
Consideration
Formulating
Debated
State
Discussion
Physical safety
Articulation
Respect
Morality
Treatment
Deny
Discrimination
Nondiscrimination
Conflicts
Define
Sexual violence
Prostitutions
Populations
Level
Disappear
Imprisoned
Restricting
Denial
Race
Vulnerable
Training
Limitations
Influence
Economic right
Parties
Processes
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