An Afghan Woman's Odyssey
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (557 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0803271166 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 267 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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An Afghan Woman's Odyssey by Farook Gahauri M. V. This was an excellent read. Farooka humbly described the heroic struggle people endured during the communist take-over in Afghanistan. She did a fantastic job bringing to light the weakness of those who supported the inhumane tactics used during the take-over. And she did a wonderful. "A new look on world issues." according to Nancy Cassidy. Quite a story about what was going on in the 70s. Not a book to read before going to sleep.
"Provides rare insight into the life of women in Kabul. A timely reminder of the many dimensions of women's existence in Afghanistan.”—Journal of Refugee Studies
An Afghan Woman's Odyssey is a first-person account of the tragedy that disrupted daily life in Afghanistan after the Communist coup of April 1978, events that eventually contributed to the volatile Taliban rule. This is the tale of a woman desperate to find her missing husband and her painful decision finally to abandon the search and to leave the country with her three children. Her story typifies the kinds of human-rights violations that became common practice after the Soviet invasion and made way for the later abuses of the Taliban.