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  • Malala: I never imagined women's rights would be lost so easily. ( Afghanistan )

    11/18/2024 10:49:10 AM PST · by george76 · 13 replies
    BBC News ^ | 11/18/2024 | Amber Sandhu & Kulsum Hafeji
    A bullet failed to silence her, now Malala Yousafzai is lending her voice to the women of Afghanistan. In just a few years since the Taliban retook control of the country, women's rights have been eroded to the point where even singing is banned. ... The speed of change in Afghanistan, if not the brutality, has surprised Malala, who since that near-fatal shooting in 2012 has campaigned for equality. "I never imagined that the rights of women would be compromised so easily," .. "A lot of girls are finding themselves in a very hopeless, depressing situation where they do not...