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Stern, a journalist, writer, and development specialist, presents Afghanistan as a chaotic, isolated, fragmented society through his portrait of a small, innovative school serving the downtrodden Hazara community. The Marefat School on the outskirts of Kabul grew from a few hundred to several thousand students through the ingenuity and perseverance of its founder, Aziz, who focused on inspiring his students—especially the girls—and their families to be independent thinke...Log In or Sign Up to Read More