http://www.voanews.com Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries http://www.voanews.com/img/voa/rssLogo_VOA.gif http://www.voanews.com en-US 2012 - VOA 60 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:29:40 -0400 Pangea CMS – VOA In Afghanistan, a country known for its hand-woven carpets, a 17-year-old girl has created a special gift for U.S. President Barack Obama.  It’s a carpet that she wove herself -- as a way of praising Obama’s efforts on behalf of her country.  She wants to present the gift to Obama personally. Aisha Rasekh lives in this mud house in Shiberghan, the capital of Jowzjan province.  It’s also where she does her weaving.  “This is Barack Obama’s picture on carpet which I wove in ... http://www.voanews.com/content/afghan-girl-weaves-special-rug-for-president-obama/1591334.html http://www.voanews.com/content/afghan-girl-weaves-special-rug-for-president-obama/1591334.html Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:13:42 -0500 Asia Homayoun Shoaib http://www.voanews.com/content/afghan-girl-weaves-special-rug-for-president-obama/1591334.html#relatedInfoContainer