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However Tall the Mountain: A Dream, Eight Girls & A Journey Home
However Tall the Mountain A Dream Eight Girls A Journey Home Author:Awista Ayub In 1979, when Awista Ayub was only 2 yrs old, her family fled Afghanistan for the US, where she flourished, thanks to organized athletics-and where she vowed to make a difference in her home country some day. Soon after the fall of the Taliban, she saw her chance: she founded the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange, and organization dedicated to nurtur... more »ing Afghan girls through soccer. What began with 8 young women has exploded into something of a phenomenon. 15 teams now compete in the Afghanistan Football Federation, with 100s of girls participating. By bringing soccer to young Afghan women, Awista re-introduced the very traits the decades of war had cruelly stripped away from them- confidence and self-worth. In However Tall the Mt, she tells her story and the stories of the 8 original girls. Timely, heartfelt and moving, it shows how women can find strength in each other, in teamwork, and in themselves- risking their lives to obtain the freedom that we take for granted.« less