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''I began to grow up the day my mother warned me to stop laughing''


''Stories like this inspire me. Seeing the way people like Sola Mahfouz think about the world reinforces my optimism about the future.'' BILL GATES

At age eleven, Sola Mahfouz was told she could no longer attend school. The Taliban threatened that any girl who dared to continue their education would have acid thrown in their face, be kidnapped, or worse. Confined to the walls of her home, Sola watched as the few freedoms of childhood were stripped away. She was forbidden to play, to sing, even to laugh. Her early teenage years were consumed by restrictions.

Realising that she would have to either succumb to this life or find a way out, she decided on the latter. At age sixteen, without even a basic ability to add or subtract, she began secretly learning maths and English. By reading dictionaries and taking free online courses, she taught herself theoretical physics and p

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      Publisher: Transworld
      Publication Date: 05/09/2024
      ISBN13: 9781529176056, 978-1529176056
      ISBN10: 1529176050
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''I began to grow up the day my mother warned me to stop laughing''


      ''Stories like this inspire me. Seeing the way people like Sola Mahfouz think about the world reinforces my optimism about the future.'' BILL GATES

      At age eleven, Sola Mahfouz was told she could no longer attend school. The Taliban threatened that any girl who dared to continue their education would have acid thrown in their face, be kidnapped, or worse. Confined to the walls of her home, Sola watched as the few freedoms of childhood were stripped away. She was forbidden to play, to sing, even to laugh. Her early teenage years were consumed by restrictions.

      Realising that she would have to either succumb to this life or find a way out, she decided on the latter. At age sixteen, without even a basic ability to add or subtract, she began secretly learning maths and English. By reading dictionaries and taking free online courses, she taught herself theoretical physics and p

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