My Forbidden Face
My Forbidden Face
* Poignant first-hand account of life for a young Afghani woman under the Taliban
* Like Desert Flower, this simple human story is a powerful way to tell readers around the world of the plight of a people, and this book couldn't be more timely
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Summary
Latifa was born into an educated middle-class Afghan family in Kabul in 1980. She dreamed of one day of becoming a journalist, she was interested in fashion, movies and friends. Her father was in the import/export business and her mother was a doctor.
Then in September 1996, Taliban soldiers seized power in Kabul. From that moment, Latifa, just 16 years old became a prisoner in her own home. Her school was closed. Her mother was banned from working. The simplest and most basic freedoms - walking down the street, looking out a window - were no longer hers. She was now forced to wear a chadri.
My Forbidden Face provides a poignant and highly personal account of life under the Taliban regime. With painful honesty and clarity Latifa describes the way she watched her world falling apart, in the name of a fanatical interpretation of a faith that she could not comprehend. Her voice captures a lost innocence, but also echoes her determination to live in freedom and hope.
Earlier this year, Latifa and her parents escaped Afghanistan with the help of a French-based Afghan resistance group.
Product Description
Title - My Forbidden Face
Edition -
Author -
ISBN 13 - 9781860499616
Imprint - Virago Press Ltd
Publisher - Little, Brown Book Group
Date Published - 14/11/2002
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Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 126 x 196 x 10mm
Weight - 137 g
Languages - English