She was eager to learn. However, country’s conservative religious leaders prohibited women’s education beyond primary school. In teenage years, she organized protest marches. One evening, the religious goons captured her to rape, beat, and shoot a bullet into her face. Found unconscious, she was air-lifted and brought back to life by prominent western surgeons.
Continuing education overseas, she also championed women’s empowerment, earning UN’s highest humanitarian award. At the ceremony, a TV-interviewer wondered how she became such a rebel. She pointed toward a mustached gentleman in the front row: “That’s my dad who never clipped my wings to soar higher.”
Continuing education overseas, she also championed women’s empowerment, earning UN’s highest humanitarian award. At the ceremony, a TV-interviewer wondered how she became such a rebel. She pointed toward a mustached gentleman in the front row: “That’s my dad who never clipped my wings to soar higher.”
