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Finding Shelter in
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini

“One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs,
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.” 
― Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns


Essential Questions:
Why are relationships vital?
How do we see and act upon justice?
How do we survive tragedy?


Part One, chapters 1-15, pp 3-104..........................................by Mon., 2/6
Part Two, chapters 16-26, pp 107-195.................................by Thurs, 2/9
Part Three, chapters 27-38, pp 199-284.........................by Thurs., 2/16
Part Three, chapters 39-47, pp 285-371.........................by Thurs., 2/23
Part Four, chapters 48-51, pp 375-418 .............................by Thurs., 3/2
​“Like a compass needle that always points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam.”
​"She understood then what Nana meant, that a harami was an unwanted thing: that she, Mariam, was an illegitimate person who would never have legitimate claim to the things other people had, things such as love, family, home, acceptance."

 Media Resources

AFGHANISTAN - The eyes of a People from DIGITAL MILL on Vimeo.

Beautiful Afghanistan from Marek Banyś on Vimeo.

The video below is student made and has some rather cliche background music, but the information and images are quite illuminating.

Footage of Interviews with Khaled Hosseini


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Click on the logo to the left to see Afghanistan in Transition, a short piece by photojournalist, Tyler Hicks

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Click on the logo to the left to listen to Moses Saman narrate a brief slideshow called Displaced in Afghanistan.


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Link to Historical Timeline in Afghanistan
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Link to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
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Link to "In Afghanistan: Using Sports to Fill the Gender Gap"
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Link to "Skater Girls of Afghanistan"
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Link to "Learning guitar licks and other tricks at Afghanistan’s Rock School Kabul"


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Click photo to watch video: "Angelina Jolie in Afghanistan"
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Click photo to go to video: "UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie visited refugees from Myanmar and Afghanistan in India."
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Click photo to watch video: "UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits Afghanistan and calls for greater focus to be put on the reintegration of former refugees."

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Official Stance on Afghanistan from the United Nations
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2021-2022 National Report
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Khaled Hosseini's nonprofit organization devoted to bringing aid to the people of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan Country Page for HRW, an NGO Monitor

Important Documents

ckrwilliams-atss_dialectical_journal_assignment_overview.pdf
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ckrwilliams-atss-part1-discussionquestions.pdf
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ckrwilliams-atss-part2-discussionquestions.pdf
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ckrwilliams-atss-part3-discussionquestions.pdf
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ckrwilliams-atss-part4-discussionquestions.pdf
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atss-part12comparecontrastessay.docx
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ckrwilliams-atsssummativeassessment-lensandartifact1.doc
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poetry_explication_assignment.pdf
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