Interviewer: Rashida Badour is a young girl who fled from Afghanistan, seeking refuge in Australia, at the age of 14. She fled from the poor treatment of Afghan women, the constant fear of warfare and the strict ways of the Taliban, in search of the freedom she knows she deserves. Rashida was born in Australia but before she had even her first birthday her parents took her back to Afghanistan to care for her sick grandparents. Unable to get back to Australia, Rashida grew up in Afghanistan only knowing what her parents had told her of her birth country. Tonight on 60 Minutes, we will be interviewing Rashida in hopes that she can tell us her story.
Interviewer: Rashida, we understand that you were born in Australia, but went back to Afghanistan …show more content…
We went to Afghanistan and while we were there the Taliban took over, forcing us to stay in Afghanistan and abide by their laws and religions rather than the western ideologies that my parents were used to.
Interviewer: Can you tell us some of the challenges you had to face, growing up under the oppressive ways of the Taliban, being a young girl?
Rashida: Afghanistan is a very male dominated country and the rights of women are slim to none. Women don’t have the opportunity to be educated, they can’t leave the house without a male family member, and they have no say on how they look or what they wear- which is why I dress the way that I do. In Afghanistan they have a certain way in which things are done; men go out and do as they please and women stay home and take care of the domestic duties, but in Australia that’s not the case at all. My parents liked that about Australia and so do I. We didn’t- they don’t- belong in Afghanistan.
Interviewer: You corrected yourself to “they don’t”, why’s …show more content…
How could I just sit there and watch these three kids, younger than myself, be thrown off the side of a boat? The answer is that I couldn’t. These kids were trying to get to safety, to a new life, just like I was so of course I would’ve helped them out if I could. Besides, it worked out in my favour when they returned the helping hand.
Interviewer: They helped you out, how so?
Rashida: Well we were only a few days away from Australia when we saw a ship, at first everyone was really excited that was before we realised it was pirates. They came aboard and were going to take all the girls- including myself- so Jamal (one of the boys I payed for) helped disguise me so that I looked like a boy. It worked and together we continued our journey to Australia.
Interviewer: Thank you Rashida, for that touching story. With our new profound knowledge of life in Afghanistan, I hope that it has opened the eyes of our viewers. Rashida we hope that you can continue to grow here in Australia and make a new life for yourself without the threat of poor treatment of women, the constant fear of warfare and the strict ways of the Taliban. Thank you for watching tonight’s episode of 60 Minutes, and tune in next week as we explore one of the biggest drug trafficking schemes that Mexico has ever seen. Goodnight
Interviewer: Rashida, we understand that you were born in Australia, but went back to Afghanistan …show more content…
We went to Afghanistan and while we were there the Taliban took over, forcing us to stay in Afghanistan and abide by their laws and religions rather than the western ideologies that my parents were used to.
Interviewer: Can you tell us some of the challenges you had to face, growing up under the oppressive ways of the Taliban, being a young girl?
Rashida: Afghanistan is a very male dominated country and the rights of women are slim to none. Women don’t have the opportunity to be educated, they can’t leave the house without a male family member, and they have no say on how they look or what they wear- which is why I dress the way that I do. In Afghanistan they have a certain way in which things are done; men go out and do as they please and women stay home and take care of the domestic duties, but in Australia that’s not the case at all. My parents liked that about Australia and so do I. We didn’t- they don’t- belong in Afghanistan.
Interviewer: You corrected yourself to “they don’t”, why’s …show more content…
How could I just sit there and watch these three kids, younger than myself, be thrown off the side of a boat? The answer is that I couldn’t. These kids were trying to get to safety, to a new life, just like I was so of course I would’ve helped them out if I could. Besides, it worked out in my favour when they returned the helping hand.
Interviewer: They helped you out, how so?
Rashida: Well we were only a few days away from Australia when we saw a ship, at first everyone was really excited that was before we realised it was pirates. They came aboard and were going to take all the girls- including myself- so Jamal (one of the boys I payed for) helped disguise me so that I looked like a boy. It worked and together we continued our journey to Australia.
Interviewer: Thank you Rashida, for that touching story. With our new profound knowledge of life in Afghanistan, I hope that it has opened the eyes of our viewers. Rashida we hope that you can continue to grow here in Australia and make a new life for yourself without the threat of poor treatment of women, the constant fear of warfare and the strict ways of the Taliban. Thank you for watching tonight’s episode of 60 Minutes, and tune in next week as we explore one of the biggest drug trafficking schemes that Mexico has ever seen. Goodnight