Denise B. (VintageNana) - , reviewed Zoya's Story An Afghan Woman's Struggle For Freedom on 4/11/2009 + 28 more book reviews

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The story begins when Zoya is a young girl growing up in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her parents are rebels working for a free Afghanistan. There are many dangers if the government, which ever-one happens to be in control of the country, finds out about their actions. Zoya's mother belongs to the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, which challenges the governments treatment of women and their rights. When both of Zoya's parents are killed she is taken to Pakistan. The story of her education and her journey to bring the plight of Afghan women to the world's attention is both enpowering, as a woman, and at the same time horrific for the things she sees' and experiences each day. I find it unfathomable that humans can slaughter other human beings all in the name of religion. The Taliban baned women from wearing shoes that produce sound while walking(a man must not hear a woman's footsteps). A ban on women laughing loudly (no man should hear a woman's voice). Whipping of women in public for having exposed ankles. A ban on women dealing with male shopkeepers. No music or television, no newspapers, nothing except what the government wants the people to hear and know. How people endure and keep fighting is amazing. The book is worth reading, I hope you take the time to read it.

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