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Lessons of Love in Afghanistan: A Lifelong Commitment to the Afghan People
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About Lessons Of Love In Afghanistan: A Lifelong
Product Description Often risky, sometimes dangerous, Suzanne Griffin's work in Afghanistan has been sustained by love. In 1968, she went to Afghanistan a neophyte. Romantic love had led her there as a newlywed, the wife of a Peace Corps Officer. Love for the Afghan people led her back thirty-four years later, a respected college dean and a widow who knew her heart and had the education, position, tenacity and grace to help Afghans improve maternal health and broaden access to education for women and girls. Love, as she says, can take you many places that you never dreamed of going. • In this memoir, you will see that in traditional cultures that respect wisdom and age, older, educated, energetic foreign women can overcome barriers that stop younger foreign co-workers. •You will meet Afghans whose sacrifices for love illustrate the strength of the human heart. •You will understand how it is possible to survive widowhood or heartache by following a compelling call to serve others on a large scale. •You will see how one woman helps overcome perceived cultural barriers by applying the simple principles of inclusiveness, respect, and power-based negotiation. From the Author This book offers views of middle class, Afghan family life rarely referenced in other books or news stories. My husband's fluency in Farsi and Dari allowed us to be "insiders" during our Peace Corps days. I developed enough proficiency in Dari to regain that status on my own during the past 12 years. I also interacted with Afghans from a wide range of social classes during my work and travel in 16 provinces of the country. From the Inside Flap Anyone could fall in love with Afghanistan. Flying into the country over miles of undulating desert sand dunes, rivers running through lush green valleys filled with small farms, some of the world's highest, most majestic mountains, and villages and cities that appear as geometric patterns because there are mostly primitive mud walls built around everything of value, one feels that it is a special place. It is, But it is Afghanistan. This lase is home to a fascinating country and culture, and yet it can be a maddening and frustrating place. Lieutenant General John J. Bradley, US Air Force (Retired) Co-founder, The Lamia Afghan Foundation From the Back Cover "Few people could accept that Afghanistan is a place we could love.Suzanne's book bridges the gap built by bias and political maneuveringand offers an insight into Afghanistan that readers won't findelsewhere." Dr. Larry Mulkerin, author of The Ayatollah's Suitcase. About the Author Dr. Suzanne Griffin held leadership positions in Washington State education agencies for over twenty years before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 to research ways of improving literacy skills for Afghan women, When she arrived in Kabul, Suzanne was assigned a larger role in rebuilding the country's education system.
