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Interview with Pashtun poet Hasina Gul

Haseena Gul Tanha_United Nations Development Programme

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In Pashtun society education for women is often challenging, but when a woman in the society gets the education to a level where she writes a book and poems this can be seen as encouraging for others. Hasina Khan lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhowa and she has written many books, she says she wants to do better for her society through her writing and poetry. Our reporter Khatol Ahmadzai has spoken to her and you can listen to the full interview here.


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In Pashtun society education for women is often challenging, but when a woman in the society gets the education to a level where she writes a book and poems this can be seen as encouraging for others. Hasina Khan lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhowa and she has written many books, she says she wants to do better for her society through her writing and poetry. Our reporter Khatol Ahmadzai has spoken to her and you can listen to the full interview here.



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