Zoya grew up during the wars that ravaged Afghanistan and lost both her parents in a mujaheddin bombing raid on Kabul. She joined the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan which challenged the crushing edicts of the fanatical religious government and she made dangerous journeys back to her homeland to help the women oppressed by a rule that enforced the wearing of the stifling burqa, condoned public stoning if a woman ventured out without a male chaperone and absolutely forbade women s work. The spotlight ...
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Zoya grew up during the wars that ravaged Afghanistan and lost both her parents in a mujaheddin bombing raid on Kabul. She joined the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan which challenged the crushing edicts of the fanatical religious government and she made dangerous journeys back to her homeland to help the women oppressed by a rule that enforced the wearing of the stifling burqa, condoned public stoning if a woman ventured out without a male chaperone and absolutely forbade women s work. The spotlight that the New York terrorist attacks focused on Afghanistan highlighted the conditions of repression and fear in which Afghan women lived and makes Zoya s Story utterly compelling.
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Good. No dust jacket. About The Book: -Zoya grew up during the wars that ravaged Afghanistan and escaped to Pakistan as a teenager, devastated after the disappearance and death of her parents. There, she joined the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), which challenged the edicts of the Taliban government and she has since made frequent dangerous journeys back to her homeland. The spotlight the 11 September attacks focused on Afghanistan highlighted the conditions in which Afghan women lived under the Taliban. For Zoya their defeat was welcome, but their successors were not. RAWA`s fight to bring the plight of Afghan women to the world`s attention continues. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Review in 2003 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse The text is in English.
