The favored daughter: one woman's fight to lead Afghanistan into the future

The true story of how the unwanted nineteenth child of a tribal leader overcame poverty and prejudice to become the first lady of Afghani politics. Interwoven with a series of letters written to her two daughters at a time when she feared for her life; Fawzia Koofi offers hope for the future of one of the mostdangerous parts of the world. FAWZIA KOOFIthe first Afghani woman Parliament president and a noted activist for women and children's rights. She is currently a leading candidate for the presidential elections in 2014. Koofi was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2009. Before getting elected to Parliament, Koofi was employed by UNICEF as a Child Protection Officer from 2002 through 2004. The mother of two girls, she lives in Kabul, Afghanistan. NADENE GHOURIan award-winning journalist and BBC correspondent. INDICE: Prologue - 'Just a Girl' - Stories of Old - The Mujahadeen - Running - A Village Girl Again - When Justice Dies - The War Within - Losing Her - One Ordinary Thursday - Retreat to the North - Everything Turns White - A Taliban Wedding - An End before a Beginning -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-12067-9
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 16/02/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés