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Shaharzad Akbar is first Afghan woman to study at Oxford University

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(Photo Credit: OU) Telegraph.co.uk November 21, 2009 - Shaharzad Akbar has become the first Afghan woman to study at Oxford University after defying the Taliban to get an education, and credits British soldiers for helping her to get there.

During her childhood Miss Akbar, 21, risked her life to learn to read and write, fearful that she would be caught and punished by the Taliban who do not believe women should be educated.

Now, after the work of British and American troops who have driven the oppressive regime from power, Miss Akbar is free to study openly and go to university.

Last month she became the first Afghan born and raised woman to study at Oxford university, and one of the first students to receive the new Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarship set up to help people from emerging economies.

"Nine years ago, it was unimaginable for an Afghan, especially an Afghan woman of my economic background, to think about studying in an institution such as Oxford University," she said...MORE...

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