Dear Zari by Zarghuna Kargar

Dear Zari by Zarghuna Kargar

Moving, enlightening, heart-breaking - 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;

A powerful collection of testimonies that depict the struggles and hopes of Afghan womenAn often emotional and at times painful read, this book is ultimately a poignant celebration of human resilience under unimaginable duress. * Khaled Hosseini *
I am deeply touched by these stories... Dear Zari should be read by anyone who cares and wants to know about Asia and Asian women. * Xinran *

Zarghuna Kargar was born in Kabul in 1982. When civil war erupted across Afghanistan, she and her family escaped to Pakistan, and it was there that Zarghuna attended a journalism course organised by the BBC. Then in 2001 her family sought asylum in the UK, and she started working for the BBC World Service Pashtu Section. She joined the team on the groundbreaking programme Afghan Woman's Hour as producer and presenter in 2004, until it was discontinued in 2010. Zarghuna now works on current affairs programmes for the BBC Afghan Service. She lives in London.

Naomi Goldsmith worked on Dear Zari with Zarghuna. She is an award-winning journalist who has reported and presented for the BBC. She met Zarghuna in Afghanistan, where they both trained local women to make radio programmes.

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ISBN 13	9780701184704
ISBN 10	0701184701
Title	Dear Zari
Author	Zarghuna Kargar
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2011-05-05
Number of pages	288
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.