Een indrukwekkend relaas over vrouwen en meisjes in Afghanistan. De positie van de vrouwen en meisjes zijn buiten de steden en op het platteland niets waard. Ze mogen niet naar school en zodra ze de puberteit naderen wordt er een geschikte huwelijkskandidaat gezocht. In de stad zijn er verlichte ...
This book is a fascinating look at many subjects - Afghanistan and its history, misogyny and the treatment of women, religion, gender, sex, and more. Although the focus is largely on women's rights and what desperate measures are being taken to receive freedom, you will learn so much more from t...
As the oldest sister, Azita was immediately put to work when she arrived at her grandparents’ house in Badghis in 1995. For laundry to be done, a wood fire first had to be kindled and tended to. Fresh water then had to be hauled from a long walk away with two heavy buckets. Homemade lye was extra...