Award winning Swiss-based Afghan poet and author Bashir Sakhawarz describes his encounter with bees and what it taught him about Swiss culture. This article was originally published on 3 June 2015. While we kill each other in Afghanistan, here people take care of bees making sure that not even a single one is lost. That is […]
My Swiss Story – Geneva reunites a family
Everyone has a story. My Swiss Story is a series that looks at lives in Switzerland. Bashir Sakhawarz is poet and novelist. Originally from Afghanistan, he has lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and Central America, working for the United Nations, the European Union, the Asian Development Bank, the International Red Cross and various NGOs. What […]