By latemorningthey were outagainin the lush, lethal fields of Zhari, adistrict due west ofKandaharcityin southernAfghanistanwherehiddenbombsandfirefights are a partofdaily life.
"In parts of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan and Africa, intimidation and violence are the daily reality of life for many girls who want to go to school and the many educators who want to teach them, " Brown wrote in a recent op-ed for CNN.com.