Photos of Afghan woman taking care of her child during exam get twitter buzzing
An Afghan woman who was photographed taking her social sciences entrance exam at a private university in Kabul while at the same time attending to her baby, has been praised on social media.
Inspiring photo from social media: this mother is taking university entrance exam while taking care of her child, in Daikundi. Afghan women are unstoppable. pic.twitter.com/lus0eeuH48
— Shaharzad Akbar (@ShaharzadAkbar) March 19, 2018
Twenty-two-year-old Jahan Thab was spotted calming down the baby, feeding him and then completing the test. According to reports, Jahan passed the exam with good grades.
#fight to learn education, #JahanTaab women from #Daikundi. she is committed to pass long miles with her son to participate in #Kankoor examination...#Life#women#eagerness pic.twitter.com/Y0AG8OFgKp
— EKhtiarbig (@Eraziqq) March 20, 2018
“With gratitude to the young woman in that incredibly powerful picture: Thank you for doing what was simply you being who you are inside. In doing so you have humbled me beyond words,” a twitter user replied to the post.
With gratitude to the young woman in that incredibly powerful picture: Thank you for doing what was simply you being who you are inside. In doing so you have humbled me beyond words.
— Cristal Mariposa (@CMariposa_MH) March 21, 2018
“She is absolutely legend I wish her success in her kankor exam,” another twitter user, M.Nabi Quraishi, wrote about Jahan Thab.
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