Summary Of The Favored Daughter By Fawzia Koofi

In the book “The Favored Daughter” by Fawzia Koofi, she tells about her life and the journey of becoming Afghanistan's first woman Parliament speaker. Some words came to my mind while reading this compelling story of Koofi's life: family, determination, freedom, change and courage. These words are significant to the book because they are the things that got her to where she is today. Koofi’s family played a huge role in how her life turned out, from being a burdened, unwanted child to now being a treasured role model to people all around the world. For example, her brothers allowed her to go to school which gave her knowledge that many women did not have. But, it is evident that her mother impacted her life the most. Beginning on page 51, Koofi says “ I’d grown up seeing my mother wear a burqa, but I felt it was as though it was merely something of her generation and that it was a cultural tradition that was slowly dying out. … Unlike my mother, I had an education, one that I was eager to expand upon. I had opportunities and freedoms. One of them was the freedom to choose whether or not to wear a burqa-and I chose not to.” This quote shows that her and her mother were very different, her mother followed the traditions she was taught as a child and from society, whereas, …show more content…
She wanted women to be valued just as much as men. Even though that is hard to do in one lifetime she has accomplished a lot for women. For example, on page 228 it is election day and Koofi says this “We didn’t care who the women wanted to vote for, whether it was me or another candidate, we just wanted to make sure the women with voting cards actually got to use them.” This quote shows that Koofi wasn't concerned who the women were voting for, she just wanted them to have the opportunity to vote. Koofi shows her selflessness and how just them being able to vote accomplishes her goal of them having