I Wrote And Illustrated A Story Dedicated To Girl Empowerment
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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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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It seems that the message is that choice is important and that's what we need more. Great work!
Awesome!! Can I buy a book of this? I would love to give it to my niece!
Just print it. I don't want money from it - what I want is that every girl gets strength from this story.
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No one should be forced into doing something. Once they are adults they should be free to make their choice.!!!
Children I believe are more perceptive than we adults believe. And it is important for them to know that their voice is counted.
Load More Replies... 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.
Load More Replies... It seems that the message is that choice is important and that's what we need more. Great work!
Awesome!! Can I buy a book of this? I would love to give it to my niece!
Just print it. I don't want money from it - what I want is that every girl gets strength from this story.
Load More Replies... No one should be forced into doing something. Once they are adults they should be free to make their choice.!!!
Children I believe are more perceptive than we adults believe. And it is important for them to know that their voice is counted.
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