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You won’t allow me to go to school.
I won’t become a doctor.
Remember this:
One day you will be sick.

Poem written by an 11 year old Afghan girl 

This poem was recorded in a NYT magazine article about female underground poetry groups in Afghanistan. An amazing article about the ways in which women are using a traditional two line poetry form to express their resistance to male oppression, their feelings about love (considered blasphemous), and their doubts about religion. 

 Here’s the link

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1 year ago on May 01, 2012 at 04:39am
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Kai Davis (on youtube, via tumblr)

my dash is filled with so many amazing things today.

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1 year ago on April 13, 2012 at 01:28pm
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