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World Service,1 min

It all starts with a name

The Conversation

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Razia Jan set up a school for girls in a village in Afghanistan which had never provided girls with an education. But she had to overcome fierce opposition from within the community. And she came up with a very simple idea to win over the fathers. Image: Razia Jan with her students. Credit: Razia's Ray of Hope.

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