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Book Review of My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman's Story

My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman's Story
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This is a good book to read. The book was written in 2001 by a young woman who grew up in Afghanistan. She tells of the constant state of war and how bad things got when the Taliban took over. It is extremely sad to see anyone living the way this young woman and her family did. She knew nothing her entire life but fighting, literally. It took a horrible toll on her and her family, however, the Taliban was the straw that broke the camel's back. The state of constant fear these people were forced to live in, espeically the women, is amazing. This young woman is very brave to have written this story and hopefully the world will listen to its message.