Living Behind a White Lie as an Afghan-American Muslim woman

Living Behind a White Lie I am an Afghan-American Muslim woman. Afghan woman are a minority of a minority. A very small percent of Afghan women have an education and don't get to be successful because the culture discourages independence for women. In fact, this happens not just in Afghanistan, but in the United States as well. In fact, it happens in my own family. My cousin has an arranged marriage and has been denied …

…education and giving a piece of my courage and integrity to the many people I stumble upon in the remaining time of my life. I am thankful for having the people who shaped my life, and I am also thankful for the ones who made my life challenging. They were the people who helped me realize that I am unique and well capable of changing no matter how much of a change it may be.