Momina

Momina at Chowrangi explains different aspects of the Eid celebrations:

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Momina learned to read, write and sew in the shelter.

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Momina now earns $10 a month as a seamstress in one of Kabul's bazaars, a meager income in Afghanistan, but manageable within the shelter.

Women's Shelters Get Prime-Time Attention 2010

Living in a cramped room in a registered Kabul shelter with seven other women and their children, Momina, 34, learned to read, write and sew.

TV Host Targets Afghan Women's Shelters 2010

I feel in charge, '' says Momina, now 34 years old.

Women's Shelters Get Prime-Time Attention 2010

Momina, left, has lived in a shelter since she escaped a violent, heroin-addicted husband three years ago with her three children.

Women's Shelters Get Prime-Time Attention 2010

Momina has lived in shelters since escaping three years ago with three children

TV Host Targets Afghan Women's Shelters 2010

Momina lives in one of Afghanistan's women's shelters, which have come under fire from conservatives such as TV host Nasto Nadiri.

TV Host Targets Afghan Women's Shelters 2010

At left, Momina showed some of her embroidery work to a shelter administrator.

Women's Shelters Get Prime-Time Attention 2010

MAKGABO: The fact that Momina is the only married girl in this school of 363 students appears to support that belief.

CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2005 2005