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    <Title>Zareen Taj describes reaction of the Hazara community</Title>
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          <div class="html-content"><div>On May 11, 2021 <strong>Zareen Taj</strong> (LLC Cohort 22) published, "<a href="https://msmagazine.com/2021/05/11/bombing-school-afghanistan-kabul-hazara-girls/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Voices from Kabul, Afghanistan: 'You Can Take Our Lives, But Not Our Education'</a>" in <em>Ms. Magazine. <br></em></div><div><em><br></em></div><div>Zareen shares her perspective as both a Hazara and a women's rights activist. </div></div>
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    <Title>Zareen Taj shares her perspective on the U.S. Troop</Title>
    <Tagline>Withdrawal from Afghanistan</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><div>On May 3, 2021 <strong>Zareen Taj</strong> (LLC Cohort 22) published, "<a href="https://msmagazine.com/2021/05/03/withdrawal-afghanistan-hazara-women-taliban/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Cost of U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan: 'Get Ready. The Taliban Are Coming'</a>” in <em>Ms. Magazine. <br></em></div><div><em><br></em></div><div>Zareen shares her perspective as both a Hazara and a women's rights activist. </div></div>
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    <Summary>On May 3, 2021 Zareen Taj (LLC Cohort 22) published, "The Cost of U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan: 'Get Ready. The Taliban Are Coming'” in Ms. Magazine.       Zareen shares her perspective as...</Summary>
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