Stories That Move Us showcases real-life tales of immigrant women
“I am going to take you for a journey to a very remote area in Pakistan,” educator Safida said before describing the wildlife and landscape of the village she was born in. There, she got married at the young age of 11. Girls’ education wasn’t culturally accepted and she had access to schools intermittently. But Safida eventually earned a master’s degree and became the first female school principal in Northern Pakistan. “I went through a lot, but here I am,...