#pashtunwali

[azrafromthewest]

Women wearing a chadari in Afghanistan is romanticised and portrayed very differently from its actual purpose wherein they are painted as these fierce, independent and courageous women.

They’re scared, forced to submit to the Pashtunwali code that is manifest in all aspects of the law in Afghanistan. They aren’t fierce, independent or courageous. They want freedom and to make independent choices with no pressure.

[rdotani]

Traditional food, #pulao, traditional dining sitting, #dastarkhwan #Peshawar #PashtunCulture #pashtunwali #Pakistan https://www.instagram.com/p/BpCQNC7gnPS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i8dog7xmli1k

[therealdjscarface]

By @1s.hk via @RepostWhiz app: This ignorant conversation started when he demeaningly asked if my country had buildings and highways. I'm a proud American, but I will never forget my roots. So, don't question why I'm in this country, until you stop killing the people of mine. #pashtunwali (#RepostWhiz app) THAT BEING SAID GET THE FUCK OUT OF AFGHANISTAN!! Your Longest American War Ever No #Victory in Sight!!! Our #Pashtun #Warriors Slowly but Surely taking their Land n Country Back! How long you gonna hold on to #Kabul That's just a city, what about the whole country ! #TruthHurts Wish a #Redneck ask me that Question!

[outofmysuitcase]

[icarussol]

Well now I am a fucking sobbing puddle of tears. Thanks a lot Lone Survivor filmmakers. ;_;

[tracygirdler]

valentines day 2014. U see what I got #pashtunwali #thanks doc wolly #best evah

[tovchmybvtt]

Let the head be gone, wealth be gone, but the honour must not go, because the whole of dignity of a man is due to this honour.

Khushal Khan Khattak

[mellino19]

Pashtunwali is something more people in the world need to learn about, especially we as Americans.

I learned about it before but didn’t remember completely, until I saw Lone Survivor.

Pashtunwali is an Afghani tradition that is over 2000 years old, where villagers will take someone who is in need, friend or enemy, and protect and care for them at all costs. This is what helped saved Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell’s life.

I really wish I got a screenshot of the slide at the end of the movie with the description.

So why do I hope a lot of people learn about this? Ignorance. Ignorance leads to assumptions and more, especially when it comes to race, culture, and religion.

Basically, after 9/11, many people automatically think that someone who is brown and Muslim is a terrorist, this clearly is not correct at all. People know very little of other cultures and become arrogant and ignorant with things such as this.

So with that, I hope that those few sentences at the end of the movie, and the scenes of Mohammed Gulab and his son saving Marcus Luttrell in the movie (and book of course) open everyone’s eyes to a tradition and culture many know nothing about, and help people have a different view on everything.

If you haven’t seen the movie, you need to go see it, or read the book; gain the appreciation of what soldiers go through and do for us and one another, gain an appreciate or light education of another culture and generally open your eyes just a bit more.