Defiant Dreams w/ Sola Mahfouz & Malaina Kapoor

In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by quantum computing researcher <a href="https://now.tufts.edu/2023/06/05/determined-and-undeterred-young-afghan-woman-educated-herself-against-odds" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sola Mahfouz</a> and human rights advocate <a href="https://news.stanford.edu/report/2023/07/12/helping-tell-story-afghan-girls-fight-education-independence/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Malaina Kapoor</a>, authors of the new book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3ODAj6z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Defiant Dreams: The Story of an Afghan Woman Who Risked Everything for Education."</a> Together, they tell <a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-41173870.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sola's story of defiance and courage</a> as she fought for an education in a country where her <a href="https://womensmediacenter.com/fbomb/an-afghan-woman-on-what-the-ban-on-womens-education-means" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">basic rights were stripped away because of her gender</a>. Follow Sola: <a href="https://twitter.com/MahfouzSol94817" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@MahfouzSol94817</a> and Malaina: <a href="https://twitter.com/malainakapoor" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@MalainaKapoor</a>.<br /><br />This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4530061/advertisement">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4530061/advertisement</a>