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International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women is acknowledged on November 25. Sometimes we trick ourselves into thinking that gender-based violence is an issue that only impacts other people's communities. This story, which is prefaced with a little bit of my own, is a testament that it can happen everywhere even in small towns in Wisconsin. This is the story of one of many survivors and the analysis of a gender sociologist Cynthia Ganote. 

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Thirty-seven year old Khwaga Ghani is the primary bread winner for her family. Because she worked as a journalist for networks like NPR and did some human rights projects for Amnesty International, Khawaga believed it was safest to leave Afghanistan when the Taliban transitioned to power. 

 

In this piece Khwaga describes her transition out of the country and her long route to the military base in Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. She details her experiences, her observations, her worries and her hopes in these turbulent times in this piece. 

From Afghanistan to Wisconsin and other important stories!