Zoya's Story by Zoya
Zoya grew up during the wars that ravaged Afghanistan and lost both her parents in a bombing raid on Kabul. Zoya's story is of a young woman fighting a clandestine war of resistance against the Taliban at the risk of her own life. Having escaped in her teens to Pakistan where she now works tirelessly in a refugee camp, she also makes dangerous journeys back to her homeland to help the women oppressed by a regime that enforces the wearing of the stifling burqua, condones public stoning if they venture out without a male chaperone and absolutely forbids women's education or work. Zoya's story is a memoir that speaks louder than the images of devastation and outrage; it is a powerful message of optimism as she struggles to bring the plight of Afghan women to the world's attention.
a fascinating document that catalogues the misery-mongering by the Taliban a once-and-for-all document of the past decade s events - The Times
John Follain is a journalist and author living in Rome. Rita Cristofari has worked as a press officer for the UN and Medecins sans Frontieres and now writes on human rights issues. They are married, and first met Zoya when they were granted permission to interview her during a RAWA fund-raising trip to Italy in May 2001.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780755311132 |
| ISBN 10 | 0755311132 |
| Title | Zoya's Story |
| Author | Zoya |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2003-01-06 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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