Tamim Ansary Essays

Family or cultural traditions, dictate the art of living throughout the world.. Globally, family traditions guiding principle, right from birth to death. Strange at It may sound, these traditions are not limited only to rituals or customs, they are expressed through dance, music and food or even handing over of heirlooms. Similarly, in India, although, more often it is difficult to follow these traditions, people religiously follow them to maintain social harmony and they are even passed on to the

identity and the challenges of reconciling conflicting values and beliefs. He vividly depicts his childhood in Kabul, his migration to the United States, and his subsequent return to Afghanistan as an adult. Through his personal anecdotes and insights, Ansary sheds light on the nuances of cultural differences and the difficulties of navigating between two vastly different societies. As readers delve deeper into Ansary's memoir, they are introduced to a cast of characters that embody the struggles and triumphs

the World Through Islamic Eyes, Tamim Ansary strives to expand the reader’s perspective on world history. He claims that Islamic history in the “Middle World” has often been overlooked or ignored in comparison to the West and is often misunderstood, misrepresented, or shown only from a Western perspective. In this book he gives an entirely new and valuable way of looking at history and shows the impact that Islam and the West have had on one another over time. Ansary begins his narrative with a preview

different cultures are when we all live on the same planet. It’s also crazy how similar cultures are when we live so far away from others. That is what makes our world and our people so diverse. In The Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi and Tamim Ansary there were many events that showed great amounts of cultural differences, and similarities. California and Afghanistan are very different yet very similar. California is different in the fact that it seems to be a much safer place as you are able

Given the oppressive rule of the Taliban, how could women survive without men in their family? The book The Other Side of the Sky by Farah Ahmedi and Tamim Ansary, answers that question by the journey of Farah and her mother. Their journey goes from Afghanistan all the way to America. On this trip, Farah and her mom face many hardships, including their physical injuries and losing their family. In Afghanistan and Pakistan women lacked various rights under Taliban rule that limited their freedoms