DUE MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009
Afghanistan Information Hunt
Choose 20 questions from the list the answer on loose leaf.
1. Where do Muslims go to worship in Afghanistan?
2. What holidays do Afghani people celebrate?
3. For what reasons can a man beat his wife?
4. What is flagellation?
5. How is flagellation used as a punishment and for whom?
6. What is the significance of the “-stan” endings in many Middle Eastern countries?
7. What will happen to a woman who does not wear her birka?
8. Are women permitted to work in Afghanistan? What kinds of jobs do they have?
9. Are there any groups of people who go against traditional Afghan customs?
10. Is Afghanistan an independent country?
11. What is the population in Afghanistan?
12. How can couples get married if they can’t see each other first?
13. What is the poverty rate in Afghanistan? How is it defined?
14. What languages are spoken in Afghanistan?
15. How are children educated?
16. Why do women have less rights than men?
17. What are the mythical religious groups? What does this mean?
18. Are foreigners expected to follow the same customs as citizens?
19. Where can we see Soviet influence in Afghanistan today?
20. What does a traditional house look like in Afghanistan?
21. Is Afghanistan a democracy? Does it work like our government?
22. What traditional customs are stilled followed today?
23. How did the tradition of couples not seeing each other before marriage begin?
24. What is Ramadan?
25. What is Halal food?
26. What religion do the other 1% of people practice?
27. What is the student teacher ratio?
28. How are boys and girls educated differently?
29. Who are the Shiites?
30. Who are the Sunni’s?
31. Why can’t men and women shake hands with one another?
32. Why is eye contact something to avoid with women?
33. Why can’t women wear tight-fitting clothing?
34. Why can’t women show their feet when they are in public?
35. What are the major differences between the two Muslim groups?
36. In which month is Ramadan celebrated?
37. What are the Five Pillars of Islam? What do they mean for Muslims?
38. What is Islam?
39. What is a Mullah? What are his responsibilities?
40. Can a woman be a Mullah?
41. What are the rules for consuming alcoholic beverages?
42. After a woman is married, is she then permitted to look at other men in the eyes?
43. Are Afghans free to vote? What is the voting process like? Who votes?
44. Which wars has Afghanistan been associated with and taken part in?
45. What is the ‘jirga’ system? When and how is it used?
46. Who was Mohammed Zahir Shah? What was his place in Afghani history?
47. Who was the “founder” of modern Afghanistan?
48. What conquering nations and armies came into Afghanistan and it’s surrounding areas?
49. What types of governments were present throughout the history of Afghanistan?
50. Do husbands give their wives money?
51. Where do Afghanis buy groceries? Who goes shopping?
52. What is the structure of the family? What roles do family members play?
53. Has the number of political parties increased or decreased with history?
54. What is the military like?
Scholarly and Academic Sources
Feel free to search any website you like to find the answers, but definitely check out the following:
www.scholastic.com
http://www.afghana.com/Education/News.htm
www.britannica.com
www.nationalgeographic.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1569826.stm
www.nytimes.com
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