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My Forbidden Face

Shekeba Latifa; Hachemi

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Description:Barnes Noble ReviewThis haunting book details daily life inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. It is both a horrifying and extremely poignant journal, written by a young woman coming of age in 1996 as the oppressive white Taliban flag is first raised over Kabul. "Latifa," a graduate, has just taken her exams to enter the university; she wants to be a journalist. Her father is prosperous, her mother a doctor. Their lives are good ones -- Latifa reads movie magazines, watches videos, plays games with her family, and has high hopes for her own future. And then, in one fell swoop, her entire world comes to a halt. What vivid, lively dramatic images she gives us! The book, an act of defiance and resistance, gives us entry to a world little known and almost unimaginable in the West.Literally overnight, Taliban Radio orders all women to remain at home until further notice. And then the dreadful repression begins in earnest: Women may not work, may not walk outside alone. All health care for women ceases. Schools are shut, books hidden away, televisions destroyed. There are edicts against all music, singing, all Western influences; the list is endless. The worst symbol of destruction: the birka-a garment that completely covers the female form and only allows limited visibility. Once it is on, all women are put in a kind of immediate visual prison.At first, Latifa is overwhelmed and depressed, and takes to her bed for weeks. Then she begins to fight back: She runs an illegal school for girls and boys out of her apartment and keeps her dreams alive. Anyone who needs inspiration in these uncertain times should read this book: It is a cautionary tale, powerful in its telling, and ultimately uplifting.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with My Forbidden Face. To get started finding My Forbidden Face, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Barnes Noble ReviewThis haunting book details daily life inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. It is both a horrifying and extremely poignant journal, written by a young woman coming of age in 1996 as the oppressive white Taliban flag is first raised over Kabul. "Latifa," a graduate, has just taken her exams to enter the university; she wants to be a journalist. Her father is prosperous, her mother a doctor. Their lives are good ones -- Latifa reads movie magazines, watches videos, plays games with her family, and has high hopes for her own future. And then, in one fell swoop, her entire world comes to a halt. What vivid, lively dramatic images she gives us! The book, an act of defiance and resistance, gives us entry to a world little known and almost unimaginable in the West.Literally overnight, Taliban Radio orders all women to remain at home until further notice. And then the dreadful repression begins in earnest: Women may not work, may not walk outside alone. All health care for women ceases. Schools are shut, books hidden away, televisions destroyed. There are edicts against all music, singing, all Western influences; the list is endless. The worst symbol of destruction: the birka-a garment that completely covers the female form and only allows limited visibility. Once it is on, all women are put in a kind of immediate visual prison.At first, Latifa is overwhelmed and depressed, and takes to her bed for weeks. Then she begins to fight back: She runs an illegal school for girls and boys out of her apartment and keeps her dreams alive. Anyone who needs inspiration in these uncertain times should read this book: It is a cautionary tale, powerful in its telling, and ultimately uplifting.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with My Forbidden Face. To get started finding My Forbidden Face, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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