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Farid Ullah Khan: Freedom through Knowledge

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posted on 2025-10-18, 22:14 authored by Farid Ullah KhanFarid Ullah Khan
<p dir="ltr">This evocative image transforms struggle into hope, capturing the profound link between education, freedom, and collective action. A young girl stands atop a precarious stack of books—the fragile yet powerful foundation of knowledge. A noose hangs around her neck, symbolizing the barriers and dangers that continue to suffocate girls’ access to education. Yet above her, a luminous white dove intervenes, pulling the rope upward and breaking the cycle of oppression. The dove, resting on a giant pen held aloft by determined figures, becomes a symbol of unity, courage, and intellectual resistance. Light radiates from the center, dissolving the darkness that surrounds her, suggesting that learning itself is liberation. The image echoes the message that education is not merely personal advancement—it is defiance, dignity, and the path to freedom. “Freedom through Knowledge” is a visual declaration that the power to change the world begins with empowering girls to learn.</p>

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