STAYING INFORMED: AUTHORS/BOOKS

I Am Malala | An autobiographical book by Malala Yousafzai, co-written with Christina Lamb.

  • Khaled Hosseini | Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-American novelist and UNHCR goodwill ambassador. His debut novel The Kite Runner was a critical and commercial success; the book, as well as his subsequent novels, have all been at least partially set in Afghanistan and has featured an Afghan as the protagonist.

  • Dr. Nadia Hashimi | A pediatrician, novelist, and a former Democratic congressional candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Maryland's 6th congressional district. Hashimi is the author of three international bestselling novels, The Pearl that Broke Its Shell, When the Moon Is Low, and A House Without Windows.

  • Rumi | A 13th-century Persian poet, Hanafi faqih, Islamic scholar, Maturidi theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries. His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the "most popular poet" and the "best selling poet" in the United States.

  • The Taliban at War 2001 - 2018 | based on extensive field research by Antonio Giustozzi. 

  • Dr. Zohra Saed | Brooklyn based writer. She is the co-editor of One Story, Thirty Stories: An Anthology of Contemporary Afghan American Literature (University of Arkansas Press), editor of Langston Hughes: Poems, Photos, and Notebooks from Turkestan (Lost & Found, The CUNY Poetics Documents Initiative); and Woman. Hand/Pen. (Belladonna Chaplet). Her essays on the Central Asian diaspora have appeared in Eating Asian America (NYU Press) and The Asian American Literary Review.

 

HOW CAN I SUPPORT PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN?

Afghan American Foundation | AAF compiled a list of established, vetted, and reputable organizations working in Afghanistan and in support of the Afghan people.

Learn | The focus of their work is the provision of Quality Education to every child especially girls in Afghanistan.Building resources for communities especially women and youth empowering them through mentorship, skill-building, and capacity building courses.

Looking Out Foundation | This list contains GoFundMe campaigns that are vetted and approved by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security (GIWPS) and directly support at-risk Afghan women. 

Women for Afghan Women | A grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York. 

 

HOW CAN I SUPPORT AFGHANS ARRIVING AT FORT LEE?

A Round-up of Resources for Serving Afghan Evacuees | Comprehensive list of resources for new arrivals.

Helping Newcomers Access WIOA-funded Adult Integrated Education and Training (IET) | Switchboard

Islamic Center of Virginia | ICVA is accepting monetary donations to buy in bulk the basic and other urgently needed items for families arriving at Fort Lee. Please make sure to choose the category “REFUGEE”.

Islamic Center of Henrico ⏐ The Islamic Center of Henrico is accepting donations of clothing and home goods for the families arriving at Fort Lee. Select a time slot for dropping off clothes donations so they can be received and inspected by volunteers.