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maddezmom

(135,060 posts)
Mon May 21, 2012, 01:27 PM May 2012

SAVING Aesha [View all]

SAVING Aesha

She came to America after the Taliban hacked off her nose and ears, a symbol of the oppression of women in Afghanistan. Since then, she's been passed around by well-meaning strangers, showcased like a star and shielded like a fragile child. The fairy-tale ending everyone hoped for has remained elusive


http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/05/world/saving.aesha/?hpt=hp_c1

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