April 30, 2009

Afghan woman helping her homeland  04/30/09 12:01 AM

Afghan woman helping her homeland

At age 7, Rahila Muhibi was engaged to marry her 8-year-old cousin in her small, rural village in northeast Afghanistan. That was before the family fled from the Taliban, living on the run for nearly a decade. Now, Rahila, 24, is trying to help young women in her home country find hope. Dressed in business attire, Muhibi, now 24, spent time this week shadowing Linda Nash, learning what it’s like to be a woman in a position of power.

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