Mina was born in the same house as her mother and grandmother, but she felt like a stranger, victimized by the city that used to be Kandahar. This Kandahar, with its three thousand years of history and civilization, was unrecognizable. Fear encompassed her homeland. Women had not suffered in this city thousands of years before her time. What happened to bring this full circle of shame and suffering down upon the history of Kandahar? Mina wanted to refute every rule ever created to cause women to be so poorly treated and rise in freedom. Her ears rang with the winds blowing through the sands of the Kandahar desert, the roar of change to bring freedom at last. She walked then ran on the streets like she was walking in an unknown land. Her soul fueled her onward. Mina was no longer frightened that Haroon would put his gun to her temple and pull the trigger. Her heart was breaking, but not empty. For, Mina would stop at nothing to face her own fears and rise to share her story with the world and to ignite the change Kandahar, and her women, so desperately deserved.

The Roaring Sands of Kandahar:

The Bull Didn't Win:

Susan and Jacob Browder wrote their book, “The Bull Didn’t Win,” from both of their perspectives. You will get to know the mom, Susan, as she lets you see her son’s injury and recovery through her eyes. You will learn so much about Jacob, the young man who suffered a traumatic brain injury at a bull riding school, as he takes you on the toughest ride of his life. This mom and son will leave you with an inspiring story that will motivate you to get through the hardest of times. Parts of the book are only told by Susan as Jacob is in a coma fighting for his life