1. The Breadwinner / Vocabulary

2. cease - to stop dol.gov

3. blunt – speaking very directly Kickoff.com

4. burqa- a long dress that the Taliban said women would wear whenever they went outside http://www.usaid.gov

5. chador- a piece of cloth worn by females to cover their hair http://www.usaid.gov

6. pakul- gray or brown hat worn by men and boys http://www.ebay.com/itm/Afghanistan-Tribal-Warn-Winter-Wool-Hat-Pakol-Top-Pakul-

7. Soxteaching.com collide - To come together, to crash

8. vocabulry.wordpress.com derision – to make fun of

9. humboldt.edu embedded - enclosed in something

10. sewsweetness.com embroidered – pretty sewing on fabric done with needle and thread

11. wikipedia.org hover – floating in the air

12. sacredsites.com intricate – very fancy or complicated

13. kidsprintablescoloringpages.com labyrinth - system of paths where it is easy to get lost maxkade.iupui.edu

14. landmine - explosive device meant to hurt people and equipment ftp.info.usaid.gov

15. militia - an army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers english.peopledaily.com.cn

16. nan- bread www.usaid.gov

17. resolve - end wsurf.org

18. shalwar kameez- pajama like clothing worn by men and women http://en.wikipedia.org

19. snippet - a small piece Oswego.edu

20. Dari – one of the two main languages spoken in Afghanistan wordpress.com

21. EID - A Muslim holiday bhmf.org.uk

22. Prayer during EID »http://www/fotosearch.comhttp://www/fotosearch.com

23. Ramadan, the month of fasting english.cntv.cn

24. karachi- a cart on wheels, pushed by hand, used to sell things in the market www.mansfieldct.org/.../glossary.htm

25. kabob - pieces of meat on a skewer cooked over a fire. www.transchool.eustis.army.mil http://sandia.gov/medis/images/jpgwww.transchool.eustis.army.mil

26. Taliban – until recently, army in control of Afghanistan guardian.co.uk

27. toshak - a narrow mattress used in many Afghan homes instead of chairs or beds takrah.com