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'I began to grow up the day my mother warned me to stop laughing'
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 philosophy, all from a home she could only leave five times a
year. In the space of nine years she achieved the level of
education that a westerner might take 25 years to do and against
all odds moved to America to study quantum computing. It is a
radical act to tell the story of an Afghan woman. Too often, they
are portrayed only as victims, their identities erased by thick
veils and blanket reporting. Defiant Dreams will change the
narrative. It's the story of an Afghan girl who dared to ask for
more.
'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 philosophy, all from a home she
could only leave five times a year. In the space of nine years she
achieved the level of education that a westerner might take 25
years to do and against all odds moved to America to study quantum
computing. It is a radical act to tell the story of an Afghan
woman. Too often, they are portrayed only as victims, their
identities erased by thick veils and blanket reporting. Defiant
Dreams will change the narrative. It's the story of an Afghan girl
who dared to ask for more.
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