I think the emancipation of women in Afghanistan has to come from inside, through Afghans themselves, gradually, over time.
Interpretation
The progress of women's rights in Afghanistan must be driven by the local people over time.
Khaled Hosseini emphasizes that the liberation and empowerment of women in Afghanistan should not be imposed from outside forces but should emerge from the Afghan society itself. This process is envisioned as a gradual evolution, reflecting the cultural and social dynamics within the country, where the change must be organic and sustainable rather than abrupt or forced.
In practice
This quote can inspire discussions in women's rights conferences.
You're gutless. It's how you were made. And that's not such a bad thing because your saving grace is that you've never lied to yourself about it. Not about that. Nothing wrong with cowardice as long as it comes with prudence. But when a coward stops remembering who he is... God help him.
There was brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast, a kinship that even time could not break. - Amir
I don't outline at all; I don't find it useful, and I don't like the way it boxes me in. I like the element of surprise and spontaneity, of letting the story find its own way.
And that's the thing about people who mean everything they say. They think everyone else does too.
Perspective [is] a luxury when your head [is] constantly buzzing with a swarm of demons.
The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.
The flames kindled on the Fourth of July, 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them.
Conversion is a turning onto the right road. The next thing to do is to walk on it.
Keep recognizing that reality is changing and that your ideas have to change. Donβt get stuck in old ideas.
A revolution that does not produce a new space has not realized its full potential
Much of India that we dream of still lies ahead of us: housing, power, water and sanitation for all; bank accounts and insurance for every citizen; connected and prosperous villages; and, smart and sustainable cities.
I want to take all the pain that I feel and celebrate and turn it around.
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