We Are Afghan Women

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We Are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope
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First edition
AuthorsLaura Bush
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Scribner
Publication date
March 8, 2016
Pages352
ISBN 978-1-5011-2050-3

We Are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope is a 2016 non-fiction book about women's rights in Afghanistan. It was published by the George W. Bush Institute at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, with an introduction by former First Lady Laura Bush. [1]

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The introduction of the book was written by Former First Lady Laura Bush. The book is a collection of life stories of Afghan women. The book is about those determined women of Afghan who are defying the odds to lead Afghanistan to a better future. [2]

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References

  1. "We Are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope". George W. Bush Presidential Center. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  2. Page, Susan (March 17, 2016). "Laura Bush on Afghan women, U.S. interests and 2016". USA Today. Retrieved March 24, 2016.