But that excitement would not have been possible without your father’s agreement. I was luckier than most, in that I was allowed to study in his house. I know that, in some countries, getting an education is a woman’s right, but from where I came, it was not. I was still an Afghan woman and was expecting to be beaten, insulted, and rebuked by society. I will never forget your father’s kindness to me in this regard.
