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	<title>Afghan Women&#039;s Writing Project</title>
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	<description>Giving Voice to Women Writers</description>
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		<title>From Kandahar to Kabul—May 2, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We sat there for ten minutes when suddenly a vast explosion occurred, the sky was covered with dark smoke, and our ears deafened. The explosion seemed as loud as an atomic bomb. We could see big objects like parts of some vehicles and human bodies flying with dark smoke in the sky. Thanks to almighty Allah that we left our bus when we did.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/08/from-kandahar-to-kabul%e2%80%94may-2-2010/</link>
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		<title>Shafiqa introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Shafiqa was born in Kabul, and grew up in Mazar-e-Sharif. She attended school for a year in the United States and has been writing since the age of 12. Currently, Shafiqa is studying at a university outside of Afghanistan. Coming from a family that shares her joy of writing Shafiqa can't imagine her life without a blank sheet and pen or pencil.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/06/shafiqa-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Salma introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Salma, a mother and housewife, was born in the province of Ghazni but was raised in Kabul and attended the University there. At one point in her life her  family had to emigrate to Pakistan. For a long time she was afraid to write but now with the encouragement of friends she has begun to write for AWWP.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/05/salma-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Maryam A. introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After graduating from a high school in Pakistan, Maryam A. returned to Afghanistan and started high school over again so she would be able to write in Dari and learn Afghanistan’s history and geography. She recently graduated from a university in Afghanistan in the Islamic Law Faculty and is searching for scholarships so she can undertake her Master’s degree.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/05/maryam-a-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Zarlasht introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zarlasht was born in Kabul. During the Taliban regime, she attended a secret, illegal school. She began learning English both there and under her mother’s tutoring. She currently works with the United Nations in Afghanistan and dreams of completing her higher education in the U.S.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/05/zarlasht-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Marzia introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marzia grew up in Herat, the fifth of seventh children. She feels her life did not begin until after the fall of the Taliban. She is currently a student, and after her studies, hopes to be a lawyer working for women's rights in Afghanistan.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/04/marzia-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Yagana introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yagana was born in Kandahar, one of five children. During the Taliban period, she and her family moved to Quetta, Pakistan. She is currently studying business administration and wants to be a lawyer.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/04/yagana-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Lima introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lima was born in Kandahar and lived in Kabul till she was 6 years old. During the Taliban period, she and her family lived as refugees in Pakistan. She then returned to Afghanistan, where she is the founder of a group which helps local Afghan artisans enter local and international markets, co-founder of an emergency charity foundation, and works in a variety of other fields to help women find work and Afghan children to be educated.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/04/lima-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Mina M. introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mina M. spent her childhood in a small town in western Iran. She graduated from high school with a diploma in natural sciences and was a student at a medical institute for Afghan students in Tehran when the Iranian government closed that institution for political reasons. She returned to Afghanistan in 2006 and is continuing her higher education.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/04/mina-m-introduction/</link>
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		<title>Ellaha introduction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ellaha was born in Kabul but emigrated to Pakistan with her family during the Taliban period. Returning in 2005, she currently works in a charity hospital and is a member of the Afghan Women’s National Basketball Team. She believes participation in sports, rare among Afghan women, helps instill confidence and “teaches them they could be much more than who they are.”]]></description>
		<link>http://www.awwproject.org/2010/04/ellaha-introduction/</link>
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