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I Am a Bacha Posh

Ukmina Manoori
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Author : Ukmina Manoori
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781632200013

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A 2015 Amelia Bloomer List Selection "You will be a son, my daughter." With these stunning words Ukmina learned that she was to spend her childhood as a boy. In Afghanistan there is a widespread practice of girls dressing as boys to play the role of a son. These children are called bacha posh: literally "girls dressed as boys." This practice offers families the freedom to allow their child to shop and work—and in some cases, it saves them from the disgrace of not having a male heir. But in adolescence, religion restores the natural law. The girls must marry, give birth, and give up their freedom. Ukmina decided to confront social and family pressure and keep her menswear. This brave choice paved the way for an extraordinary destiny: she wages war against the Soviets, assists the mujaheddin and ultimately commands the respect of all whom she encounters. She eventually becomes one of the elected council members of her province. But freedom always has a price. For "Ukmina warrior" that price was her life as a woman. This is a stunning and brave memoir about a little known practice that will challenge your perceptions about gender and the courage it takes to live your life to the fullest. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The Underground Girls of Kabul

Jenny Nordberg
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Author : Jenny Nordberg
Publisher : Crown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307952493

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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.

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

Nadia Hashimi
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Author : Nadia Hashimi
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062244772

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Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi's literary debut novel is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to control one's own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lisa See. In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, and can rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age. As a son, she can attend school, go to the market, and chaperone her older sisters. But Rahima is not the first in her family to adopt this unusual custom. A century earlier, her great-great grandmother, Shekiba, left orphaned by an epidemic, saved herself and built a new life the same way. Crisscrossing in time, The Pearl the Broke Its Shell interweaves the tales of these two women separated by a century who share similar destinies. But what will happen once Rahima is of marriageable age? Will Shekiba always live as a man? And if Rahima cannot adapt to life as a bride, how will she survive?

One Half from the East

Nadia Hashimi
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Author : Nadia Hashimi
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062421920

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Perfect for fans of Rita Williams-Garcia, Thanhha Lai, and Rebecca Stead, internationally bestselling author Nadia Hashimi’s first novel for young readers is a coming-of-age journey set in modern-day Afghanistan that explores life as a bacha posh—a preteen girl dressed as a boy. Obayda’s family is in need of some good fortune, and her aunt has an idea to bring the family luck—dress Obayda, the youngest of four sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh. Life in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another bacha posh, everything changes. Their transformation won’t last forever, though—unless the two best friends can figure out a way to make it stick and make their newfound freedoms endure. Nadia Hashimi’s first novel for adults, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, was a bestseller that shares a bacha posh character with One Half from the East.

Summary of Ukmina Manoori's I Am a Bacha Posh

Everest Media,
Summary of Ukmina Manoori s I Am a Bacha Posh Book PDF

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-17T22:59:00Z
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781669386834

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Summary of Ukmina Manoori's I Am a Bacha Posh by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was invited to attend the award ceremony for Most Courageous Women of the World, and I was extremely nervous. I was scared that people would see past my disguise and realize that I was just an illiterate peasant from southern Afghanistan. #2 I was at the US Department of State, and I thought about Badgai, the strong and brave woman who had the courage no man ever had. I was afraid of all the women there, and did not like their clothes or their loud laughter. #3 I wanted to write this book so that people would understand the lives of Afghan women. I wanted to be visible, and I wanted people to talk about us, the Afghans who fight to no longer be ghosts.

When the Moon Was Ours

Anna-Marie McLemore
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Author : Anna-Marie McLemore
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781466873247

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Winner of the 2016 Tiptree Award! Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Stonewall Book Award Honor “McLemore’s second novel is such a lush surprising fable, you half expect birds to fly out of the pages... McLemore uses the supernatural to remind us that the body’s need to speak its truth is primal and profound, and that the connection between two people is no more anyone’s business than why the dish ran away with the spoon.” --Jeff Giles, New York Times Book Review Anna-Marie McLemore’s debut novel The Weight of Feathers was greeted with rave reviews, a YALSA Morris Award nomination, and spots on multiple “Best YA Novels” lists. Now, McLemore delivers a second stunning and utterly romantic novel, again tinged with magic. To everyone who knows them, best friends Miel and Sam are as strange as they are inseparable. Roses grow out of Miel’s wrist, and rumors say that she spilled out of a water tower when she was five. Sam is known for the moons he paints and hangs in the trees and for how little anyone knows about his life before he and his mother moved to town. But as odd as everyone considers Miel and Sam, even they stay away from the Bonner girls, four beautiful sisters rumored to be witches. Now they want the roses that grow from Miel’s skin, convinced that their scent can make anyone fall in love. And they’re willing to use every secret Miel has fought to protect to make sure she gives them up. Atmospheric, dynamic, and packed with gorgeous prose, When the Moon was Ours is another winner from this talented author.

The Breadwinner

Deborah Ellis
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Author : Deborah Ellis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-03-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0192752847

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Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.

Dear Zari

Zarghuna Kargar
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Author : Zarghuna Kargar
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409029144

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Dear Zari by Zarghuna Kargar Pdf

'A poignant celebration of human resilience' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner Dear Zari gives voice to the secret lives of women across Afghanistan and allows them to tell their stories in their own words: from the child bride given as payment to end a family feud; to a life spent in a dark, dusty room weaving carpets; to a young girl brought up as a boy; to life as a widow shunned by society. Dear Zari uncovers the reality of life in Afghanistan.

ICGCS 2021

Jendrius Jendrius ,Bernadette P. Resurreccion,Adis Duderija,Keppi Sukesi ,Ike Revita,Andri Rusta ,Rozidateno Putra Hanida
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Author : Jendrius Jendrius ,Bernadette P. Resurreccion,Adis Duderija,Keppi Sukesi ,Ike Revita,Andri Rusta ,Rozidateno Putra Hanida
Publisher : European Alliance for Innovation
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781631903465

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ICGCS 2021 by Jendrius Jendrius ,Bernadette P. Resurreccion,Adis Duderija,Keppi Sukesi ,Ike Revita,Andri Rusta ,Rozidateno Putra Hanida Pdf

Responding to evolving challenges toward achieving gender equality and social inclusion. 30-31 August 2021, Indonesia. This event, organized by Pusat Studi Gender, Anak, dan Keluarga (PPGAK) ‘The Center of Gender, Children, and Family Studies’ Universitas Andalas aims to promote new insights and discussion about the current global perspectives, considering the differences in academic and subject fields’ approaches across time, countries, and economic sectors, with its implications and to improve and share the scientific knowledge on gender research. Is meant to open our horizon that the issue of gender and social inclusion may be viewed from various disciplines and perspectives. This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 1st International Conference in Gender, Culture and Society, held online from Padang, Indonesia, August 30-31, 2021. The 85 revised full papers were carefully selected from 124 submissions. The papers are organized thematically in gender, culture and society. The papers present a wide range of insights and discussion about the current global perspectives on gender research.

Bacha Posh

Charlotte Erlih
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Author : Charlotte Erlih
Publisher : Éditions Actes Sud
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-06T06:00:00+01:00
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9782330020910

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Elle vit comme un garçon, s’habille comme un garçon et passe, aux yeux de tous, pour un garçon. C’est une bacha posh : une de ces filles élevées comme des fils dans les familles afghanes qui n’en ont pas. À la puberté, elle doit redevenir une jeune femme. Mais quand on a goûté à l’action et à la liberté, comment y renoncer ?

Afghan Rumour Bazaar

Nushin Arbabzadah
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Author : Nushin Arbabzadah
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1849042314

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Ironic and humorous, witty and self-deprecatory, The Afghan Rumour Bazaar reveals the quotidian absurdities of lives framed against the backdrop of a savage war. Offering daringly new perspectives on a country readers may erroneously assume they know, Nushin Arbabzadah delves into the unacknowledged but real secret sub-cultures and hidden worlds of Afghans, from underground converts to Christianity to mysterious male cross-dressers to tales of bacha-posh girlboys. Among the individuals, fables and dilemmas she confronts are 'Why are Imams Telling Us About Nail Polish?, ' 'Afghanistan's Rich Jewish Heritage, ' 'Kabul Street Style, ' 'The Resurgence of Afghanistan's Spiritual Bazaar, ' and not forgetting Malalai of Maiwand, who turned her headscarf into a banner and led a successful rebellion against the British. Arbabzadah reveals for the first time Afghans own vibrant internal deliberations--on sex and soap operas; conspiracy theories; drugs and diplomacy; terrorism and the Taliban; and how a long-dead soothsayer from Bulgaria accidentally shut down a newspaper. Many different Afghan sensibilities are presented in her book, yet together they offer an unvarnished, at times heartwarming, at times tragic, insight into one of the most complex and fascinating countries on earth.

We Are Afghan Women

George W. Bush Institute,Laura Bush
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Author : George W. Bush Institute,Laura Bush
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501120510

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We Are Afghan Women by George W. Bush Institute,Laura Bush Pdf

We Are Afghan Women chronicles the lives of young and old, daughters and mothers, educated and those who are still learning. Their stories are a stark reminder that women's progress in society, business, and politics cannot be taken for granted. Many of these women face serious risks for speaking so openly, but they want the world to listen. Their words will change not only how we as Americans see Afghanistan but also how we understand the complex challenges still facing women and girls around the globe.

The Underground Girls of Kabul

Jenny Nordberg
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Author : Jenny Nordberg
Publisher : Crown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307952509

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An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom in Afghanistan that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girl. “An astonishingly clear picture of this resourceful, if imperfect, solution to the problem of girlhood in a society where women have few rights and overwhelming restrictions.”—The Boston Globe In Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune. A bacha posh (literally translated from Dari as “dressed up like a boy”) is a third kind of child—a girl temporarily raised as a boy and presented as such to the outside world. Jenny Nordberg, the reporter who broke the story of this phenomenon for the New York Times, constructs a powerful and moving account of those secretly living on the other side of a deeply segregated society where women have almost no rights and little freedom. The Underground Girls of Kabul is anchored by vivid characters who bring this remarkable story to life: Azita, a female parliamentarian who sees no other choice but to turn her fourth daughter Mehran into a boy; Zahra, the tomboy teenager who struggles with puberty and refuses her parents’ attempts to turn her back into a girl; Shukria, now a married mother of three after living for twenty years as a man; and Nader, who prays with Shahed, the undercover female police officer, as they both remain in male disguise as adults. At the heart of this emotional narrative is a new perspective on the extreme sacrifices of Afghan women and girls against the violent backdrop of America’s longest war. Divided into four parts, the book follows those born as the unwanted sex in Afghanistan, but who live as the socially favored gender through childhood and puberty, only to later be forced into marriage and childbirth. The Underground Girls of Kabul charts their dramatic life cycles, while examining our own history and the parallels to subversive actions of people who live under oppression everywhere.

Zeina, bacha posh

Cécilia Dutter
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Author : Cécilia Dutter
Publisher : Editions du Rocher
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9782268081977

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Zeina, bacha posh by Cécilia Dutter Pdf

Née à Kaboul, Zeina n'a que trois ans à la mort de son père. Selon une coutume ancestrale, elle sera une bacha posh, une fille déguisée en garçon, seul moyen de survivre à la honte d'une famille de femmes dans un pays où elles ne peuvent se déplacer qu'accompagnées d'un homme.À la puberté, elle refuse de recouvrer son identité d'origine et s'enfuit. Réfugiée au sein d'une association militant pour le droit des Afghanes, elle va suivre cette ONG à Paris afin de sensibiliser les médias à cette cause. Elle survit misérablement dans la capitale jusqu'à ce que sa route croise celle d'Olivier. Fasciné par sa beauté qu'il devine sous son allure masculine, ce photographe parvient à l'imposer dans le milieu de la mode et en fait sa maîtresse. Égérie des plus grands couturiers, Zeina sillonne le monde tout en multipliant les conquêtes amoureuses. Cependant, en quittant son Afghanistan natal pour rejoindre le monde occidental, la femme moderne et affranchie dont elle est désormais le symbole a-t-elle gagné sa liberté ?Un roman bouleversant qui interroge de façon vertigineuse la quête identitaire et l'émancipation féminine contemporaine.À ce jour, Cécilia Dutter a publié cinq romans dont Lame de fond (Albin Michel, 2012, prix Charles Oulmont de la Fondation de France) et Savannah dream (Albin Michel, 2013) ainsi que de nombreux essais dont Etty Hillesum, une voix dans la nuit (Robert Laffont, 2010) et, récemment, Conseils de séduction à l'usage des hommes de mauvaise volonté aux éditions du Rocher.

Ain't I a Woman

bell hooks
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Author : bell hooks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317588610

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A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must-read for all those interested in the nature of black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on black women during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks attempts to move us beyond racist and sexist assumptions. The result is nothing short of groundbreaking, giving this book a critical place on every feminist scholar's bookshelf.