With reference to Sulaiman Hakemy s op-ed
Afghanistan s war is killing its students, and its whole education system(May 9): all these children, more than 60 of them, were mostly girls who just wanted to go to school to become doctors or engineers or embark on any career to help their people. This is an unspeakable tragedy. But there is also a feeling of deep sorrow in people that the cycle of violence will probably continue.
Milad Hadad, Kabul, Afghanistan
With reference to Hayley Skirka s piece
Hendrix LP, Santos, Brazil
With reference to James Langton s piece
UAE then and now: how Dubai s Burj Khalifa went from dream to world s tallest building(May 9): I remember my first transfer flight to Dubai in 2000. The city was very different, still a desert and the airport was smaller. I returned 15 years later and the place was out of this world. There is architectural genius put into a lot of these buildings.