How a slain Afghan woman became an unlikely champion for women’s rights

KABUL — In life, Farkhunda would have been an unlikely role model for empowering Afghanistan’s women.Every day, she wore the head-to-toe black garment favored by conservative Muslim women. She studied at an Islamic religious school. She believed, her father said, that women should be educated in order to raise their children in a good way, manage their house and make their husbands happy.Read full article >>





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