Mina T. was born in 1961 to a professor’s family in Kabul. She attended university before the war, received a BS degree in agriculture and has worked in plant research for the agriculture ministry.
Garden of Flowers
November 30, 2011 4 Comments
When I was a child, it was in my dream to grow into a young man who would go to school and be an educated person with a hobby and a good job. My wishes were to be happy, without sorrow, to live without hurting anyone.
The Ladies’ Greenhouse Success Story
October 17, 2011 3 Comments
On marketing day, when Fazela sits while selling trays of seedlings with her friends and relatives, they talk about their vegetable production and plan for the next season’s cultivation.
My Heart at Night
August 16, 2011 5 Comments
Many seek only their own benefit, to earn money, more and more every day. They don’t take care of that other life, the life of the spirit.
Small Heart, Big Wishes
March 21, 2011 11 Comments
Returning from my vegetable field, I visited with a girl resting near a brook. She was 14 and she wore an old, colorless dress, but she had the shining eyes and beautiful face of youth. Her mind was completely focused on the clean, overflowing water.
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