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An affecting inside look at the making of an afghan woman leader, in spite of the repression by traditional islamic society and the taliban. Fawzia koofi is a member of parliament in afghanistans northern badakhshan. Fawzia koofi, a member of afghanistans parliament and the first female deputy speaker of the country, has experienced much in her short life. Thus, letters to my daughtersis not only a record of her life, but also acts as a literal letter through which fawzia can pass on her wisdom about justice and dignity to her daughters, not knowing for how long she will survive such attacks.
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