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.
What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass; it is almost exactly 13 years since the overwhelming majority of people in Ireland and Northern Ireland voted in favour of the agreement signed on Good Friday 1998, paving the way for Northern Ireland to become the exciting and inspirational place that it is today.
We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations
Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
I have been on the road and visited numerous places and met people from all over the globe. I can say that it looks nearly the same everywhere I have been: The climate crisis is ignored by people in charge, despite the science being crystal clear.
The only way really to influence countries, in terms of poverty, is to get them to change their policies and get them to understand what the issues are.
The Paris climate agreement may be a harbinger of the spirit and mindset needed to sustain genuine global cooperation.
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