Farida Sultana Shila Nair:Auckland Writers & Readers Festival 2011: Purple Dandelion from farida Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 33 min 45 sec ✓ Published: 15-Jul-2011
Description: Purple Dandelion is the true story of Farida Sultana, a Muslim woman and single mother whose early life in Bangladesh led her to question the traditions of Islamic culture. An arranged marriage at 18 took her to war-torn Iran with her husband and young daughter, before eventually settling in New Zealand. nnHaving experienced domestic violence herself, she was conscious of the many immigrant women suffering under oppressive conditions in New Zealand, and she set up Shakti, our first ethnic womenâ
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