Video - Sahar: Before the Sun
(November 2007) To Sahar Adish and her family, education is not only a right, but a duty. So when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan and forbade girls from learning and women from teaching, she and her mother set up a secret school in their home. Now 19, Sahar is not only a premedical student at the University of Virginia, but a Peabody award winner for her documentary film which tells the story of their flight to freedom. Here's an except from the documentary. Check back soon for video of Sahar sharing her family's story at the 2007 International Rescue Committee Freedom Award Dinner in New York.
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