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Defiant Dreams w/ Sola Mahfouz & Malaina Kapoor
Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria
English - August 14, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 923 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Social Sciences interview business science health entrepreneurship comedy finance fitness leadership entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by quantum computing researcher Sola Mahfouz and human rights advocate Malaina Kapoor, authors of the new book, "Defiant Dreams: The Story of an Afghan Woman Who Risked Everything for Education." Together, they tell Sola's story of defiance and courage as she fought for an education in a country where her basic rights were stripped away because of her gender. Follow Sola: @MahfouzSol94817 and Malaina: @MalainaKapoor.