On 12 November 2008 in southern Afghanistan, two motorcyclists rode up to a group of 15 girls and female teachers walking and chatting on their way to Mirwais Nika Girls High School, Kandahar. Some of the girls were wearing full burkhas, others just their school uniform of black coat and headscarf, with their faces exposed. When the motorcyclists threw a liquid over them, Atifa Biba, 14, screamed as she felt and smelled her skin burning. The liquid was battery acid. One of her friends quickly tried to wipe the liquid from her face. But she, too, was sprayed and as she called for help, the attackers struck again. Another girl, Latefa, 16, rushed to help her older sister, Shamsia. “One of them threw acid on my sister’s face.I tried to help her and then they threw acid on me, too,” she said.
#Education #RuralEducation #AdvancementOfWomen
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Publisher:
UNICEF
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Progress Report
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Keywords:
EDUCATION, ADULT EDUCATION, RURAL EDUCATION, WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, WOMEN'S STATUS
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Thematic Group:
UNICEF
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Children Fund
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Thesaurus:
14.01.00
- Advancement Of Women
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