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Afghanistan - New
First Lady Hopes for More Public Role, & Support for Afghan Women
October 22, 2014 -
In an interview published by the Los Angeles Times on
October 12, Ghani said she wants to promote the role of women within the
"close networks" of families but without drastically upsetting Afghan
society.
Ghani said she wants to support every "woman who
wants to better herself and improve her standard of living within the
[societal] norms she is living now."
Former President Hamid Karzai's wife, Zinat, was rarely
seen in public and was dubbed
Rula, the wife of President Ashraf Ghani, kept out of her
husband's presidential campaign.
A Lebanese-born Christian, she first lived in
The couple left for the
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