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The single-story has a big impact on the entire planet. The danger of a single story, a single point of view Is that it can cause us to make wrong assumptions, conclusions, and choices, causing misunderstanding and making it impossible to see equal humanity in the characters of a single story. Operating in the context of a single story can limit us from seeing a situation in a more complex, and nuanced view of a situation.
I have judged people by their looks, clothes, tattoos, and hair and I think it’s not just me everyone in the world judge each other. “We have less control over who we are and what we believe.” Said Social Dilemma. In my experience Single story is one of the reasons why people have bias. Christopher Seneca a writer in New York mentioned in wired articles “Over time, algorithms turn slight preferences into a polarized environment in which only the loudest voices and most extreme opinions.”
How might we begin to reject the single story?
I believe that the best way for the world to reject a single story, people need to be more open-minded, educated, and to get to know others or try activities before assuming. As Adichie reminds us, “when we realize that there is never a single story about any place, we regain a kind of paradise.” Thus, when our communities have greater access to historical resources, and more diverse stories are being brought into our collective history, we are rejecting the danger of a single story. Together we are bridging voices and building a stronger capacity to affect positive change in our communities. In the Wesch video, Wesch said something that I liked “Love is not something that just happens to you, it`s something you do, it`s a practice and you can get better at it.” Wesch said. From my understanding what he means by that is that you may not be interested at first but after you may love it.
In the new media class, we had to be partnered up with another student that we don`t know. I became a partner with Maki. I didn`t know her, we were in a group before, but we never talked. Before knowing her, I thought that she is a self-fish person who don`t talk to everybody. We had a talk with Maki about our life. During the talk, I found that Maki is an open person who talks a lot LOL, but ya she does talk a lot and I figured out that I was wrong about her. After the talk, We knew a lot of things about each other life’s. there was something really interesting it was that the best gift that we have received was a dog. There are a few things that set me apart, one of which is that I truly hate hanging out with my cousins, sorry homies. Another thing that sets me out is that I have done multiple dangerous and interesting activities and have gotten into a lot of trouble. We only have one thing in common: both of us have visited New York City. It was a pleasure knowing her.
“Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian crisis that affects the basic needs of millions of Afghans.”
Patricia Gossman, an associate director for the Asia division at Human Rights Watch.
The crisis isn’t a new thing to Afghan’s people. Qurban believes that “the average Afghan is still trying to work, trying to get paid, and trying to feed their family.” The Afghan people have learned to keep going and ‘power’ through each crisis.
Because of the Taliban’s takeover on August 15, 2021, the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is at an all-time high because the price for food and other basic items have been increased and most of the banks are closed. So, people do not have access to money to purchase the necessities. The CBC interviewed a man named Hamidullah, pushing a wheelbarrow full of carpets said; he commented on his situation. “I want to sell this stuff because at home I don`t have any food…Then maybe I can buy some.” Gossman shows in the 2021 Human Rights Watch article that since the Taliban takeover, 95% of the population of Afghanistan is going hungry. Before the Taliban takeover, over 30% of Afghanistan was facing food insecurity, but now, because of the Taliban takeover, over 40% of Afghanistan is now facing food insecurity.
The humanitarian crisis is not something new in Afghanistan; the country has been dealing with different crises for decades: war with the Russians, then the US, and the internal fighting with the Taliban. The crisis has been a part of the Afghan people since 1982, when the Russians first arrived.
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is not just by the Taliban. It is not like a group of people came in and took over the entire country. Mr. Kabir Qurban a science student teacher from Riverside Secondary was born in Afghanistan and he feels that the situation there is very complex. “People need to understand that there was a power dynamic.” Qurban went on to discuss how the United States completed their 20-year mission, and once they left, it gave an opportunity for other countries, such as China and Pakistan to start investing into the Taliban. As a result, the Taliban were able to take over Afghanistan in just one sweep.
When the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, it was not as violent as it was when they first took over in 1996 because the entire world was watching this time. When they took over, the Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said, “Nobody will be harmed in Afghanistan, of course, there is a huge difference between us now and 20 years ago.”
The crisis isn’t a new thing to Afghan’s people. Qurban believes that “the average Afghan is still trying to work, trying to get paid, and trying to feed their family.” The Afghan people have learned to keep going and ‘power’ through each crisis.
According to Qurban, the Afghan people want access to freedom. “The Afghan people never gave up their freedom. That is one of the reasons they are still in straggle” because so many people are trying to take that freedom away, and that’s the cause of the crisis.
Another cause of the crisis in Afghanistan is the issue of how they treat women. There seems to be a serious risk of harm to women in Afghanistan. Girls and women in Afghanistan are no longer allowed to attend school or university, and women are not allowed to leave their houses without the presence of men. They are also banned from wearing certain sorts of clothing. Women have the right to be fully educated and work, but the Taliban have banned these aspects because of their radicalized ideology. As a result of the Taliban’s suppression of women in Afghanistan, countries have decided to sanction the Taliban.
The international community needs to hold the Taliban accountable, so they won’t break their promises, but they also need to make sure millions don’t starve.
Photo courtesy of Reuters
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