Middle East
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Author: The Guardian
11 Apr 2011
A vision for Afghanistan Kabul’s leading female MP sets out her hopes and fears
For me there are two reasons to be an MP. First, I come from a political family: my father was also a member of parliament during what we call the "democracy decade" in the 1970s. Second, I've experienced many different problems and discrimination just for being a woman, especially during the Taliban period, and I want to fight for that to change.