Last week, a memo from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education banning girls over the age of 12 from singing in public triggered a social media backlash. Women and girls posted videos of themselves singing with the hashtag, #IAmMySong. Now, the ministry appears to have changed course. Host Marco Werman has the story.
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