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* Read * The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future by Fawzia Koofi, Nadene Ghouri Ë eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future A Must Read janetruth I have been reading two to four books a month for two decades and my favorite genre is memoir. But The Favored Daughter, One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future has now become my favorite book of all the memoirs I have read. I received this book as a winner in Goodreads and no payment has been made for this review. I know little about the daily life of an Afghanistan woman despite all the publicity since America has been fighting the Taliban and I have to give
| Title | : | The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.55 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230342027 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
See for yourself.” The Huffington Post“Koofi's personal story is engaging and immersive…she deftly writes about changes in cultural customs and norms and how they affected women, with nuance that is sometimes absent from commentary surrounding Afghan women's lives…an inspiring and courageous story.” Muslimah Media Watch“The Favored Daughter yiels important background about a part of the world that we should not forget or dismiss.” The Minneapolis Star Tribune“One
But despite a childhood of abuse and deprivation in a notoriously sexist society, she rose above her fate to become the first female Speaker of Parliament. Along the way, she faced the murders of her father, brother, and husband, and numerous attempts on her life. Born to the second of her father's seven wives in rural Afghanistan, Fawzia Koofi's motherwho had hoped for a sonleft her to die in the sun after birth. This eloquent memoir pleads for the world to recognize the politically devastating consequences if a frustrated American military relinquishes the country to the Taliban, undoing all the fragile progress of recent years.. As America prepares to draw down its forces in Afghanistan, this story of survival and hope from a voice of the country's most oppressed group could not be more timely. Here, she shares her amazing story, punctuated by a series of poignant letters she wrote to her two daughters before each political tripletters describing the future and freedoms she dreamed of for them and all their countrywomen
A Must Read janetruth I have been reading two to four books a month for two decades and my favorite genre is memoir. But The Favored Daughter, One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future has now become my favorite book of all the memoirs I have read. I received this book as a winner in Goodreads and no payment has been made for this review. I know little about the daily life of an Afghanistan woman despite all the publicity since America has been fighting the Taliban and I have to give this book a full five stars.I don't know exactly whe. Brian D. Rudert said Afghanistan's Future. On my recent flight back to Kabul from Istanbul I just happened to sit next to Fawzia Koofi and enjoyed conversing with her. I also just happened to see her the night before on BBC's Hard Talk. Upon my return to Kabul I immediately downloaded her book on my Kindle and devoured it in "Afghanistan's Future" according to Brian D. Rudert. On my recent flight back to Kabul from Istanbul I just happened to sit next to Fawzia Koofi and enjoyed conversing with her. I also just happened to see her the night before on BBC's Hard Talk. Upon my return to Kabul I immediately downloaded her book on my Kindle and devoured it in 2 days. This is not just another book about how bad women are treated in Afghanistan. Her Chapter 20 is a must read for anyone interested in Afghanistan's future. She talks about her vision for the future of Afghanistan and the current "political . days. This is not just another book about how bad women are treated in Afghanistan. Her Chapter "Afghanistan's Future" according to Brian D. Rudert. On my recent flight back to Kabul from Istanbul I just happened to sit next to Fawzia Koofi and enjoyed conversing with her. I also just happened to see her the night before on BBC's Hard Talk. Upon my return to Kabul I immediately downloaded her book on my Kindle and devoured it in 2 days. This is not just another book about how bad women are treated in Afghanistan. Her Chapter 20 is a must read for anyone interested in Afghanistan's future. She talks about her vision for the future of Afghanistan and the current "political . 0 is a must read for anyone interested in Afghanistan's future. She talks about her vision for the future of Afghanistan and the current "political . A Muslim woman's perspective As a Muslim I am grateful to Fawzia Koofi to have expressed the strength and ease I find in Islam in a book that is relevant and accessible to readers beyond those who read religious texts. Describing the kindness of others in extreme adversity, she writes, "Even though they didn't have much for themselves they still gave what little they could. This is what it means to be a true Muslim." Clarifying the essence of Islamic modesty, regardless of cultural or governmental dictates, she writes, "Covering the hair with a head scar
Before getting elected to Parliament, Koofi was employed by UNICEF as a child protection officer from 2002 through 2004. The mother of two girls, she lives in Kabul. She is a former correspondent of both the BBC and Al Jazeera English. Fawzia Koofi is Afghanistan's first female Parliament speaker a
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