Review of restaurants

In Kabul, Afghanistan, we can get some restaurants famous and traditionals. One of they is Le Jardin, a restaurant that the people consider as one of best in the city. About this, the people talk:
- Great garden in the middle of Kabul. Food is o.k. but quite expensive. Good service, sometimes very crowded. 
- Food is very good; smallish portions; relatively expensive. The Garden is large, and very beautiful.
- Gorgeous setting in a lovely rose garden and the food was delicious with large portions and a mixed menu. Would go back.

Caravan Restaurant is other accepted in the city. This restauran in famous by their food "Special Fish". People talk about this:

-Caravan Restaurant provide the Essential Afghani Food to thier Afghan Customer and foriegn Customer with best Services , best Quality and best prices

-Best Orange Kabli Palao. Good prices. Nice atmosphere. Just look for the 2 Lion Statues at the front entrance on French Bakery road between Karte Seh and Karte Char.


Edyted By: Juan David Toro Medina

Taken go: http://www.tripadvisor.es/Restaurants-g659499-Afghanistan.html

Education in Afaghanistan

Only 60% of children are  enrolled in school, nowadays among adults, 28% of the population is literate.
The education system also lacks infraestructura Kabul, curtan some classrooms with more tan 60 students. Afganistán unfortunately holds, the record for highest number of terrorist attacks in shools, particularly in girls schools. Although the abolition of the taliban regime has allowed many children return to school, there is still much to do to ensure the safety of students and the right to education for all afghan children.

The United States has embraced the New Silk Route initiative as a central element in its economic and social policy for Afghanistan. This initiative is part of its Transition strategy in the country in a moment that the Transition process has already started. This initiative tries to increase regional connectivity as well as economic prosperity and stability in Central Asia through trade and investment. However, many challenges make out of the New Silk Route initiative a difficult project to put into practice.

In Afghanistan 20% of children are forced to work to meet their needs and those of their families, exercise work as street vendors, water carriers, cardboard collectors, clean boots, aides drivers etc. The boy is of great importance to the household economy because the income of their parents are poor and have to feed the whole family.

For cultural reasons women do not work outside the home is why families need the help of the children to work and bring home. As a result there is a lack of education, violence by the pólice and diseases resulting from climate.

Traditional food

Gastronomy of Afganistán noted for products like rice, wheat corn and fruits, such as grapes, melons, peaches, blackberries and Kandahar.
The most typical dish is the pulse, which is made with rice, raisins and carrots.
It is usually accompainied by a serving of meat, vegetables or beans, a variation of this dish is gabli pulao served with Lamb

Another dish of Afganistán are sopus (shorma), which like the pulao are made from rice and vegetables, are accompaines by pieces of meat.
As a basic element of this bread sopups where we can find from the long flat nan Kabul to the round bread North or black rye bread of the people of the high mountains and as national drink tea          (chai)












Tart corn is one of the most common in Afganistán desserts, is made from corn, eggs sweet fruits like raisins, also yeast and vanilla, accompained by a few pieces of cinnamon for decoration and is served after lunch .
Its  one of the richest in this country for its components and serves for any occasion desserts.












BY: Ana María Ortiz J

Tourism

Since 2006, Afghanistan is a tourist destination for adventurers.







Although Afghanistan is seen as a dangerous country for their wars and constants attacks against other countries, the common denominator of these trips is that tourist, is that when they go to a country at war never a shot is heard throughout the stay. Because tourists only visit the relatively safe area, although often in Afghanistan is difficult to know what they are. 




Advantage

One of many benefits of tourism in this country is the opportunity to see the breathtaking landscapes of Afghanistan like Mountain Massifs the Center, Northern plains and The Southern Tablelands. Additionally you can enjoy the unique experience of the authentic culture to meeting with people who practice different traditions and customs from all others.

• Hindu Kuch Mountains

 

• Hindu Kuch Plains

• South Plateau

Taken of: http://www.easyviajar.com/afganistan/a-visitar

Edyted by: Alejandra Cardona

Disadvantage

Due to the continuous and constant attacks and wars of Afghanistan with others countries, make it a dangerous place to visit. According to reports given by some travel agencies, each person who wishes to visit this country must pay for a security guard to accompany you on your trip.

Edyted by: Alejandra Cardona

Restaurants, resorts, vacation destinations.

Many restaurants, resorts and vacations destinations you can enjoy in Afghanistan.

• Restaurants:

These two restaurants are located in Kabul-Afghanistan and are the most visited:

1. Le jardin:  This restaurant has to offer as much variety of typical food of afghanistan. In addition to, the grill restaurant have a particular  and special decoration to accompany the meal. 

2. The grill: This restaurant can offer you variety of food but it is specialized in meat, its a perfect choice for lunch. Is very important say that this kind of restaurant has the best service around Afghanistan, also has the best wine to accompany the meal. 

Taken of: http://www.tripadvisor.co/Restaurant_Review-g660089-d3598402-Reviews-Le_jardin-Kabul_Kabul_Province.html

Edited by: Alejandra Cardona

• Resorts: 

These two Resorts are the most visited by tourists because of its low cost and good quality service

1. Aqua Resort Club: 

The most popular myths and legends

The most popular legend in afganistan is the Goddess of the flute, because she created the religious music to whorship the god ala.
the people say that she playing the flute in the cremonies, when the persosn praise to Ala god. This goddess has been a very important in the culture of Anganistan, because every the womens are singing and dancing inspired in his flute.

Other myth about Afghanistan is that the people feel passion for be insurgent. Appears that people like have power of domination and terrorism.
Other myth in Afghanistan is that United Estates occupy Afghanistan to combat Al-Qaeda, but this argument is discussed because in this country there is only of 50 and 100 members of the Islamic band.



Taken from: http://www.campodemarte.com/10-mitos-sobre-afganistan.html
By: Juan David Toro

Edited by: Juan David Toro and Ana María Ortíz

The most respresentative festivals, folklore and musical styles

The most representative festivals in afganistan is "Raks Sharqui " belly dance because its represents, the redemtiom of the spirit and color of dance.
The YALLA DABKE is the typical folklore in afaganistan because its represents strength, unity and strengthening their land.
and finally their style of music is very religious, because they are worship, his only God AL

Other dance of Afghanistan is the ATTAN. This is considered as the national Afghanistan dance. Have a circular motion by 10 persons or more, drums and a slow movement that finish whit fast movements.





Taken from: http://raqsamar.blogspot.com/2010/01/danzas-de-afganistan-segunda-parte.html
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Edited by: Juan David Toro and Ana María Ortíz

Globalization and its affectation in Afghanistan

The rapid extinction of many languages, the total or partial destruction of traditional material and social mechanisms of reproduction, the eclipse of peasant and ethnic cultures, the imposition from positions of power of the cultural patterns of the "invaders" or the "conquistadors", as in the recent cases of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Moréover Globalization and its Impact on the Economy. too are the international population who created a new world economic system, and its destruction led to the poverty of the population instead of creating wealth.

Inequality and poverty in the countries for the misuse of natural resources and instead of improving the country genre, this is being destroyed. People no longer have the same education and health. It is also important to say that because of the war that this country has with others, the economy does not benefit the people because all the ir  resources are intended to buy weapons for defense and not for profit.

Moreover their wealth have been lost because they were not used in the right way, and so the economy has not improved and has made countries like the United States to take advantage of his bad situation. Transportation and technology are hurt because new techniques are generated so that people can benefit from this.

And finally considering all or earlier, the globalization of Afghanistan has not been the best for all the problems that this country has had, and that despite having the means to project to others, resources have not been well spent for the proper development of its three levels, economic, political and social.

Taken from: http://www.uca.edu.sv/facultad/chn/c1170/Globalizacion_cultura_e_identidad.Samour.pdf. Page 18

Edited by: Ana María Ortiz and Alejandra Cardona

Common manners

When the afghanistanes meet new people, invite them to dinner give welcome with food typical which are balls of flour boiled, mixed with vegetables and meat, and a traditional dance that women do to men.

Afghanistan is the poorest country in the world because its population lives below the poverty line. Afghan women and girls are vulnerable and very few literate.

Your economy is extremely poor depend on agriculture, because most of the population works cultivating cereals, fruit, nuts, cotton and papaya. There are also important sheep "karakul" crafts carpets, has significant reserves of gas companies worked by American capital. In general, the Afghan economy is very bad development because of the situation of permanent war, lack of effective government and the division of society into tribal groups.

The women of Afganistán For several seasons have gone unnoticed because of war, the laws and customs in force that have taken away their rights and opportunities for development to have been denied the most basic public services.

In Afghanistan, women should cover their face to see a man who is not her husband or her son. This is covered with a piece of fabric that covers the head, leaving just a bit of fabric to see, can not go home alone, which is why several women in the war died of starvation. Most women are abused at home. It is also important to note that very few women who attend school because they have important jobs for the people of Afghanistan, women are not important and why they are discriminated against.

Taken from: proyectointegradoculturas.blogspot.com

Edited by: Ana María Ortiz

Meaning of colors in rituals, religious ceremonies and festivals.

The colors in the rituals, religious and ceremonies represent emotions and feelings such as happiness, fun, sometimes sadness, sorrow but definitely the use most interesting of colors are in the fantastic and amazing dresses use by women because it reflects purity, sensuality by women, the meaning of color in this country depend of kind the ceremony.

Also we can see the meaning of colors in others aspect like for example , the colors of flag of Afghanistan represent the past, the independence struggle and progress.

In conclusion the meaning the colors in this country depends of  each people and their culture, because is not same the culture in the occident part of the country than the orient part the same country because
exist the diversity of cultures that are
very different in one place.

Religión

The Afghan culture has been influenced by Islam, but also Buddhism and Zoroastrianism. The country has been a crossroads throughout history to India, Iran and Central Asia, which has impacted on their civilization.

Rituals

• Tayammum (substitutional purification)  one has to seek purification.
• Namaz (prayers) means "being in contact" (paywastagi),  This is the arriving at, or reaching the knowledge of the true religion (dini haqq), after the purification (taharat), which means becoming free from association with the adversaries.
• Zakat (religious tax) is to teach the religion and make it reach the faithful in accordance with their capacity to understand it.
• Hajj (pilgrimage) means to abandon beliefs which one originally had, and advance by stages.

Taken from: http://ismaili.net/Source/mumtaz/behsud/ritual.html

Edited by: Alejandra Cardona

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