Meena: Heroine of Afghanistan
Title: Meena: Heroine of Afghanistan
Author: Melody Ermachild Chavis
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Publication Date: 2004
Purchase: Amazon
The unforgettable story of how one woman dared to start a revolution. Meena founded RAWA in 1977 as a twenty-year-old Kabul University student. She was assassinated in 1987 at age thirty but lives on in the hearts of all progressive Muslim women. Her voice, speaking for freedom, has never been silenced. The compelling story of Meena's struggle for democracy and women's rights in Afghanistan will inspire young women the world over.