The Literacy Revolution that Empowers Women in Melilla

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Halima Salmi is 51 years old, and the word she repeats most often is "thank you," accompanied by a sincere smile and gesture. She says this because her life changed five years ago when she took the step of learning to write and speak Spanish thanks to a quiet revolution that has helped empower hundreds of women in Melilla. Many of them, like Halima, didn't even know how to hold a pencil to write their first letters when they began participating …