SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio - A young Afghan woman who had to learn in secret during the Taliban regime will no longer have to hide when she wants to open a book. The woman has landed a full scholarship at a small Roman Catholic college in northeast Ohio.

        “The first thought I had is that I'm very lucky. I hope for other women to come here also,” Forozan Farhat, 22, who is enrolled at Notre Dame College of Ohio, told The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.

        Ms. Farhat is part of a group of Afghan women who arrived in the United States last week on full scholarships. The drive was begun in January by Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.

        Two women are attending Roger Williams and the others are going to the University of Hartford in Connecticut; the University of Montana; and the University of Southern Oregon.

        Notre Dame welcomed the chance to help. “Our mission is to serve the underserved, the people who don't have a chance to get an education,” said the university's president, Anne Deming. “Hosting Forozan gives us an opportunity to live our mission.”

        Ms. Deming said she is soliciting money to help bring more Afghan women to campus.

        Ms. Farhat, whose parents, 17-year-old sister and 20-year-old brother remain in Afghanistan, said she has thought about a career in political science, but also enjoys English and computer science. One goal she's clear on: “I want to work for my people and my country.”

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