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The Favored Daughter
One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future
Author: Nadene Ghouri, Fawzia Koofi
Narrator: Emily Durante
Unabridged: 9 hr 36 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 04/08/2013
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Political Science, Human Rights, Women
Synopsis
The nineteenth daughter of a local village leader in rural Afghanistan, Fawzia Koofi was left to die in the sun after birth by her mother. But she survived, and perseverance in the face of extreme hardship has defined her life ever since. Despite the abuse of her family, the exploitative Russian and Taliban regimes, the murders of her father and brother, and numerous attempts on her life, she rose to become the first Afghani woman Parliament speaker. Here, she shares her amazing story, punctuated by a series of poignant letters she wrote to her two daughters before each political trip—letters describing the future and freedoms she dreamed of for them
and for all the women of Afghanistan.
Her story movingly captures the political and cultural moment in Afghanistan, a country caught
between the hope of progress and the bitter truth of history.
and for all the women of Afghanistan.
Her story movingly captures the political and cultural moment in Afghanistan, a country caught
between the hope of progress and the bitter truth of history.
