My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman's Story
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Picked up from BookCloseouts.com.
From the cover -
From 1997 to 2001, sixteen-year-old Latifa was a prisoner in her own home as the Taliban wreaked havoc on the lives of Afghan girls and women. This is her testimony - a young woman's reaction to the inhumanity taking place before her very eyes.
Latifa's life was turned upside down the moment the Taliban took Kabul. The oppressive regime banned women from working, from schools, from public life, even from leaving their homes without a male relative. Female faces were outlawed as the burka, or head-to-toe veil, became mandatory.
Latifa had planned to pursue journalism, in a quest for the truth about the ever-shifting power structure in her country. From the Russians to the warring factions, Latifa's existence had been marred by violence and upheaval. But when the Taliban took over, her world was reduced to the few rooms of her apartment. Like a contemporary Anne Frank, Latifa was forced to observe, absorb, and make sense of what was happening to women, to her country, from the confines of her four walls.
Frustrated by the sight of children wandering the streets below, and despite the danger to her own life, Latifa established a school and attempted to defy a regime, one child at a time.
in May 2001, Latifa and her parents escaped through dangerous Taliban territory to Pakistan, then Paris. After several weeks, their flight was discovered, and the government issued a fatwa against them. Now, in 2002, with the Taliban in retreat, Latifa's future seems brighter, although her homeland is still in turmoil. Written during her exile, this book is an extraordinarily powerful account of a teenager's life under terrible circumstances and a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit.
From the cover -
From 1997 to 2001, sixteen-year-old Latifa was a prisoner in her own home as the Taliban wreaked havoc on the lives of Afghan girls and women. This is her testimony - a young woman's reaction to the inhumanity taking place before her very eyes.
Latifa's life was turned upside down the moment the Taliban took Kabul. The oppressive regime banned women from working, from schools, from public life, even from leaving their homes without a male relative. Female faces were outlawed as the burka, or head-to-toe veil, became mandatory.
Latifa had planned to pursue journalism, in a quest for the truth about the ever-shifting power structure in her country. From the Russians to the warring factions, Latifa's existence had been marred by violence and upheaval. But when the Taliban took over, her world was reduced to the few rooms of her apartment. Like a contemporary Anne Frank, Latifa was forced to observe, absorb, and make sense of what was happening to women, to her country, from the confines of her four walls.
Frustrated by the sight of children wandering the streets below, and despite the danger to her own life, Latifa established a school and attempted to defy a regime, one child at a time.
in May 2001, Latifa and her parents escaped through dangerous Taliban territory to Pakistan, then Paris. After several weeks, their flight was discovered, and the government issued a fatwa against them. Now, in 2002, with the Taliban in retreat, Latifa's future seems brighter, although her homeland is still in turmoil. Written during her exile, this book is an extraordinarily powerful account of a teenager's life under terrible circumstances and a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit.
Sadly, MaryZee passed suddenly in September 2012. MaryZee's daughter is now ready to rehome her mom's books and I was willing to collect and redistribute them to keep her literary legacy alive.
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at Feminism / Girl Power Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, March 28, 2019
Spatial at Feminism / Girl Power Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, March 28, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (3/28/2019 UTC) at Feminism / Girl Power Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Adding to the Feminism / Girl Power Bookbox in Honor of MaryZee!
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Pulled this from the bookbox. Looks interesting.
It's been a long time since I read a memoir about like in the middle east. This book was published in 2001, so it's a little dated. Reading it took me back to that time period and how little we knew about what was happening to the people under Taliban rule. There was some attention to it, and then it disappeared again. I have no idea what life is like for the Afghan people today, but now I'm curious.
Adding this to elizardbreath's Bio/Memoir bookbox. Enjoy!
Looking forward to reading....
