http://www.metafilter.com/tags/bamian Posts tagged with 'bamian' at MetaFilter. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:22:44 -0800 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:22:44 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/75454/The%2Dwomen%2Dof%2DBamian <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/world/asia/06bamian.html?_r=1&amp;pagewanted=all&amp;oref=slogin">"Far away from the Taliban insurgency,</a> in this most peaceful corner of Afghanistan, a quiet revolution is gaining pace. Women are driving cars — a rarity in Afghanistan — working in public offices and police stations, and sitting on local councils. There is even a female governor, the first and only one in Afghanistan." Carlotta Gall writes about promising developments in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamyan_Province">Bamian</a>. (<em>NY Times</em>; <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/world/asia/06bamian.html?_r=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print">print version</a>.) tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.75454 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:22:44 -0800 afghanistan bamian bamiyan bamyan women languagehat