Winnipeg teen from Afghanistan using art to advocate for women, girls back home
When Setayesh Khasheei, 13, and her family came to Winnipeg, fleeing their home in Kabul after the Taliban seized control, she was happy to be safe, but wanted to do more to help her classmates and family still in Afghanistan. After speaking with her father, she realized her love of painting could be a tool for advocacy.
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