The Raousa - Shrine

Mazar is a city built on a graveyard. The word Mazar actually means tomb. They have one of the most holy places in Afghanistan. It was an amazing piece of art work and tile work, but felt very dismal and desparate as the child beggars, handicapped and poor surrounded the place. I discovered the most aggressive beggars I have discovered anywhere in the world. One woman would not let me close my door to the taxi, and others grabbed at us in very freaky ways so we could not wait to get out of the crowds. We did visit the bazaar to see what the local Mazar handcrafts looked like, but our main purpose here was to meet with Threads of Hope, a widows exporting business.