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Afghanistan Politics and government 21st century Afghanistan Social conditions 21st century Femmes Afghānistān Conditions sociales 21e siècle Filles Afghānistān Conditions sociales 21e siècle Ghafari, Zarifa Women Afghanistan Social conditions Women Biography Women human rights workers Afghanistan Biography Women mayors Afghanistan Biography Women social reformers Afghanistan BiographyDurrani, Pashtana
Summary: "Inspired by generations of her family's unwavering belief in the power of education, Pashtana Durrani recognized her calling early in life: to educate Afghanistan's girls and young women, raised in a society where learning is forbidden. In a country devastated by war and violence, heeding that call seemed both impossible and dangerous. Pashtana founded the nonprofit LEARN and developed a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corporation 2024
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Summary: "Zarifa Ghafari was three years old when the Taliban banned girls from schools, and she began her education in secret. She was six when American airstrikes began. She was twenty-four when she became mayor--one of the first female mayors in the country--and first of Wardak, one of the most conservative provinces in Afghanistan. An extremist mob barred her from her office; her male staff walked...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022