Philosopher of pride

For Mandeville, humankind has a bottomless need to be liked: it is this perennial craving that forms the foundation of society

Andrea Branchi

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Afghan girls are not sitting idly by. When I walk the streets of Kabul, I see many girls in black hijabs carrying backpacks full of books: they are determined to get an education by any means necessary

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Najla (pen name), writer and contributor to My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women (2022) and My Dear Kabul (2024)

Read the Essay: I am witness to the strength of working women in Afghanistan

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