The underground girls of Kabul in search of a hidden resistance in Afghanistan

An award-winning foreign correspondent who contributed to a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times series reveals the secret Afghan custom of disguising girls as boys to improve their prospects, discussing its political and social significance as well as the experiences of its practitioners.

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Main Author: Nordberg, Jenny
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Publishers, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
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