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I Wrote And Illustrated A Story Dedicated To Girl Empowerment
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I Wrote And Illustrated A Story Dedicated To Girl Empowerment

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I wrote and illustrated a story that focuses on girl empowerment.
This is an important issue for me. It even became personal to me when on May 23, 2014 it was reported that a 15-year-old girl in Kurdistan (Northern Iraq), who was forced to marry a 40 year old man, was brutally killed and mutilated. I was in shock when I heard that it was normal. There are so many issues that affect young girls today – female genital mutilation, child marriages, sexual assault, child prostitution, restricting girls to have an education and so on.
Therefore, I wanted to highlight the importance of seeing a young girl as an active agent in her own life, not just a receiver for the decisions made by everyone else. I hope the story will encourage people to seek some changes. I completed the story on the 25th July, 2014.

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AmberVanloh
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing and Beautiful work from a 10 year old hero! bravo bravo bravo

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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah I liked this character - she is based on the children I work with in the Syrian refugee camp back in Iraq. Thank you for your support.

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AmberVanloh
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing and Beautiful work from a 10 year old hero! bravo bravo bravo

dj-laoshi avatar
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah I liked this character - she is based on the children I work with in the Syrian refugee camp back in Iraq. Thank you for your support.

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