Journey of HOPE
ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE VOLUME XV | FALL 2021 | CENTRALASIAINSTITUTE . ORG
In This Issue :
2 A letter from an Afghan woman
3 Girls ’ education in Afghanistan : Sowing the seeds of hope for a better future
6 Muallim radio program
8 Read and go forward
12 Girls ’ Education : Finding a way forward under Taliban rule
14 Keep girls and women in your heart
16 Living on the “ Roof of the World ”
20 Differently abled craftswoman turns her passion into a profession
23 Learn how to support girls ’ education in smart , tax-savvy ways
26 We ' re all connected
28 What does girls ’ education have to do with climate change ?
30 Fighting the new , nameless war in Afghanistan
Above : Afghan girls make their way to school . Photo by Ellen Jaskol
Cover : Fariha , 46 , has been a teacher for 14 years . Thanks to a scholarship from Central Asia Institute , she has been able to continue her own education at a university in Kabul , Afghanistan . Photo by Paula Bronstein
Opposite page : Maryam , age 12 , reads to her fellow classmates . This may be her last year of school unless the Taliban reverse a ban on girls in grades 7-12 receiving an education . Photo by Paula Bronstein
Back cover : Khozar , who ’ s studying to become a lawyer in Afghanistan , flips through a book in the university library . Photo by Paula Bronstein
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