Thursday, October 11, 2012

Laura Bush: Malala Yousafzai’s courage challenges us to act - The Washington Post

Laura Bush: Malala Yousafzai’s courage challenges us to act - The Washington Post: "Eleven years ago, America awoke to the barbaric mind-set of the Taliban. Its regime in Afghanistan was dedicated in part to the brutal repression and abject subjugation of women. Women were not allowed to work or attend school. Taliban religious police patrolled the streets, beating women who might venture out alone, who were not dressed “properly” or who dared to laugh out loud. Women could not wear shoes that made too much noise, and their fingernails were ripped out for the “crime” of wearing nail polish."

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