Razia Jan

I attended the event on campus last night introducing and praising Razia Jan. I was truly inspired by her courageous acts. Razia Jan is a real life hero, she provides the girls of Afghanistan with an opportunity to  go to school. In the war torn country, it is extremely difficult for the women to receive an education. Razia sought out to make a change. Despite how many people told her no and tried to get in her way, she fought through it and made sure she built that school. Razia described some of the difficulties women struggle with in Afghanistan. She said that she is one of 30 women who have her license, but it can be very difficult when people are constantly harassing her. She also described the difficulties the girls have when walking to school; she said that some of the girls get acid thrown in their faces. Another event occurred when a man questioned the happiness, and laughter amongst the girls in school, he was angry so the got a few hand grenades and threw them into the school, killing 100 of the girls. Razia described this as a difficult struggle, but it is worth it if it gives these girls a chance to educate themselves. I was also very excited to hear that she had worked with Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner, which happens to be one of my favorite books. Together, they raised over 140,000 in order to build the school. Razia Jan is an inspiration everyone; she is a true hero.