Stories about "Mustafa Basij-Rasikh"
Student from Afghanistan leads book drive for Kabul university to top 2,000 volumes
Thursday, October 7, 2010 4:10 pm
Last spring, Bates, Colby and Bowdoin colleges channeled their long-standing rivalry for altruistic purposes. The three schools competed to collect the most books to donate to the Polytechnic University of Kabul, in Afghanistan. A Bates student, Kabul native Mustafa Basij-Rasikh '12, launched the project in an effort to restock the university’s library, left critically short of English literature and textbooks. The book drive collected more than 2,000 books in a variety of disciplines. Bates raised the most books.
Book drive for Kabul university enters last days
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 3:22 pm
Bates, Colby and Bowdoin have focused their traditional rivalries on a good cause. The three schools are vying to see which can gather the most donated textbooks for donation to the Polytechnic University of Kabul, in Afghanistan.
Projects for Peace grants to support Zambia, Afghanistan programs
Friday, April 9, 2010 4:45 pm
Two Bates College students have received 2010 Davis Projects for Peace awards…
Maine veteran, Afghan student to take part in Bates College panel on war in Afghanistan
Friday, February 12, 2010 9:54 am
A panel of Bates College students and faculty, along with a Waterville peace activist, discuss the war in Afghanistan at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in Bates College's Keck Classroom (G52), Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road (Alumni Walk).