Dear Sisters, Dear Prabha Manuratne and Sri Lankan sisters and brothers,


It is such a great news for the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) to learn that story of our founder Meena is published in Sinhalese language in Sri Lanka. We would like to thank all friends who worked hard to translate and publish the book in that part of the world.

Melody Chavis really worked hard to realize one of our dreams to write a book on the short but inspiring life and struggle of Meena. But by translation of the book in Sri Lanka, you in fact link the struggle of Afghan women for justice and democracy with the struggle and activism of women in Sri Lanka.

Meena was not only a founder and leader of RAWA, but she was also a source of inspiration for all us. Her heroic struggle, sacrifice for Afghanistan and extra-ordinary personality and determination still remains as a moving force behind RAWA's hard struggle and steadfastness in the face of the dangerous and hard struggle against the brutal fundamentalists and their Western masters.

We leaned from Meena to keep strength and hope alive and fight for the values for which Meena's established RAWA 30 years back. It is due to her teachings that today RAWA plays a major role in Afghanistan and the strong enemies supported by CIA and other intelligence agencies can't underestimate it and remains as a major enemy for them.

People of Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have gone through similar problems and disasters, we hope "Meena - The Heroine of Afghanistan" will create a link between us and provide an opportunity to learn from each others' experiences in the struggle against injustices and tyranny. We have already leant many lessons from the active and brave role of women of Sri Lanka in the fight for liberation and democracy in their country.

Dear sisters, Meena was teaching us that no one will donate us liberation, equality and democracy, we must fight to archive these humane values. This is the core teaching we hope the book will convey to the people of Sri Lanka.

Once again thank you for interest in Meena and bringing her story to the people of Sri Lanka, we hope the way millions were inspired and impressed by her story, you will also find her story moving. We are sure many Meenas will born in every corner of the world to make the world a better place to live and target the terrorist states like the USA who have pushed the world towards war, poverty and destitution.

All RAWA members stand in solidarity with their sisters and brothers in Sri Lanka.

RAWA