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      My Forbidden Face

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      * 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

      Latifa was born into an educ...

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      Product ID:9781860499616
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:My Forbidden Face
      Authors:Author: Latifa
      Page Count:192
      Subjects:Biography: general, Biography: general
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      * 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

      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.


      Imprint Name:Virago Press Ltd
      Publisher Name:Little, Brown Book Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2002-11-14

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      Weight140 g
      Dimensions196 × 126 × 13 mm