MAZAR-E SHARIF, Afghanistan -- What would Afghanistan look like without war? It could look like the oasis of peace that is the Blue Mosque standing in its flower-filled park in the center of Mazar ...

An man cleans the yard of the Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, northern Afghanistan, July 12, 2020. After a five-month shutdown due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the ...

The Blue Mosque offers a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of Mazar-i-Sharif’s streets and bazaars. It is consistently quiet, except for when the muezzin makes one of the daily calls ...

Great Big Story. Afghanistan’s Blue Mosque Is Surrounded by White Doves. Posted: December 27, 2023 | Last updated: November 7, 2024. Discover the serenity of Mazar e Sharif, home to the ...

Mazar-e-Sharif. At sunup the other day, a white pigeon flew through the open window of my bathroom and settled, cooing, on the edge of the sink. A good omen, said my young translator, Ramesh. An ...

Finding some solace with an unlikely old friend. MAZAR-E-SHARIF — At sunup the other day, a white pigeon flew through the open window of my bathroom and settled, cooing, on the edge of the sink.

She put on the traditional gown, which she usually didn't wear, and drove to the Blue Mosque. There, at the holiest place in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, she swallowed malathion, an ...

Makai outside the Blue Mosque in Mazar-eSharif last November. (Photo courtesy of Anna Badkhen) Western talk of women’s rights in terms of jobs and education is mostly lost on the women trapped ...

Nothing ever completely stops the sprawling Persian New Year party in Mazar-i-Sharif. ... who presided over the ceremonial raising of the jahenda bala banner at the city’s magnificent Blue Mosque.