Mia Khan from Afghanistan’s Paktika province is an ideal candidate for the ‘father of the year’ award. His bravery and commitment to education was recently highlighted in a viral social media post.
In war-torn Afghanistan, where educating girls is looked down upon, Mia Khan isn’t letting ‘traditional’ attitudes in the way of doing what’s best for his daughter.
He takes his three daughters to the Nooraniya school, which is some 12 kilometers away from home. He commutes on his motorcycle daily.
By itself, this could be a pretty normal thing. But this is war-scarred Afghanistan we are talking about. So concerned about their safety is Mia Khan that he waits for four hours for his daughters’ classes to end, and then take them home.
Read full story https://t.co/Ye44h2sCBK how and why Mia Khan brings his daughters every day to the Nooraniya school which is run by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan!
🏍️🇦🇫🏫👩🎓 https://t.co/QyYZ9cdPAH— Svenska Afghanistankommittén SAK/SCA (@SAK_Sweden) December 4, 2019
This is all the more remarkable when you get to know that Mia Khan is an illiterate man himself. However, he wants his daughter to be a doctor. Why a doctor? That’s because their village doesn’t have a lady medical practitioner.
Here’s what he says about his decision to educate his daughters:
“I am illiterate, and I live on daily wage, but my daughters’ education is very valuable to me because there is no female doctor in our area. It is my greatest desire to educate my daughters like my sons”.
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The Nooraniya school is run by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan. According to the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, all three of Mia Khan’s daughters go to this school. The reason Mia Khan chose this school was because of the quality of education they provide.
His inspiring story is now making rounds on the Internet. Netizens are making his story heard.
Some heroes don't wear caps, just like Mia Khan who takes his daughter on 12km motorcycle ride to school daily, and waits there for 4 hours untill class ends, because even though he's uneducated, he wants his daughter to become his village's first lady doctor.👏❤️ pic.twitter.com/9APj6WFzxp
— 𝐃𝐒.𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥(🇵🇰)𝑆𝑆𝐴 (@DaoodSalman5) December 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/PakistanFirst_/status/1202135319396716544
While one’s socio-economic background does determine the opportunities they receive, some people go out of their way to ensure their children have everything they didn’t.
Wish every daughter is blessed with such a father
god bless n their dreams come true
— Dr Gh Sharma (@gh14sharma) December 4, 2019
Proud of him & you to spread his heroics..
— 🇯 🇦 ࿗ (@jayantcahale65) December 4, 2019
People are pointing out why we shouldn’t judge people based on their situation. Mia Khan’s turban and beard do not set him apart from every parent wanting a better future for their children.
Afghanistan has truly so many inspiring stories, some prople of Afghanistan seems so awesome
— Shantinath Chaudhary (@shantihp) December 4, 2019
He is a True Muslim..
— K.P.Nagarajan (@UnagK) December 4, 2019
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This had people pointing out how education has more to do with enlightenment than a college degree.
May be Academically he is Not educated but Practically He is much more Educated than so called Educated persons .Salute .
— AKS अक्स (@kulwinderaks1) December 4, 2019
He is qualified… Education have nothing to do with qualifications.
— TORUK MAKTO (@Attack_Minister) December 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/RenuSha36631550/status/1202094618302648322
