{"id":137,"date":"2008-12-09T08:20:19","date_gmt":"2008-12-09T08:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/2008\/12\/a-courageous-defiant-afghani-s.html"},"modified":"2008-12-09T08:20:19","modified_gmt":"2008-12-09T08:20:19","slug":"a-courageous-defiant-afghani-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2008\/12\/a-courageous-defiant-afghani-s.html","title":{"rendered":"A courageous, defiant Afghani schoolgirl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/afghancitizen.blogspot.com\/\">Baktash Siawash<\/a> is an Afghan-based blogger and journalist. At his blog, he has a <a href=\"http:\/\/afghancitizen.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/exclusive-interview-with-shamsia-afghan.html\">guest post by Shamsia<\/a>, an Aghani schoolgirl who was blinded by the Taliban who threw acid in her face to intimidate her from attending school. Shamsia&#8217;s courage and defiance is humbling and inspiring:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I have one [message] for those who thrown the Acid on my face that, if they repeat this action on me hundred times I well never leave the school and I continue for my studying. And also I have one [message] for Kandahari school girls that please and please do not leave school and learning<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baktash Siawash is an Afghan-based blogger and journalist. At his blog, he has a guest post by Shamsia, an Aghani schoolgirl who was blinded by the Taliban who threw acid in her face to intimidate her from attending school. 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