The Women of Afghanistan Under the Taliban (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786410903)

Even though the people of Afghanistan in general suffered under the rule of the Taliban, women lived especially difficult lives, enduring terrible hardships. They were denied basic human rights, forced to wear veils and kept in seclusion. This work addresses the religion, revolution, and national identity of Afghan women and places them within their gender-political and religious-political roles, thus elevating our understanding of their abuse, imprisonment and murder, and offering a basis for their rehabilitation. Powerful and moving interviews with Afghan women conducted and translated by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan are presented and a brief history of the struggle of the Afghan women and an overview of the conflict between the Afghans and the Taliban are included.

Author: Rosemarie Skaine
ISBN-10: 0786410906
ISBN-13: 9780786410903
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Language: English
Published: 11/28/2001
Pages: 210
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.04w x 0.47d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/15/2002 pg. 1207
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2002 pg. 141
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2002 pg. 121
Choice 06/01/2002 pg. 1861