Latifa, a young woman who was sixteen in 1996 when the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, tells about her family's experiences under the repressive regime, focusing on the lives of women and girls who were abruptly denied the freedom to work, go to school, or even leave their homes without a male escort.
year: 2002, 2001
call number/section: 920, 1000, 92, 305.42, 921, 305.4
subjects: latifa, 1980-, women, afghanistan, social conditions, biography, afghanistan, social conditions, 20th century, politics and government, 1973-1989, 1989-2001
Editions
Latifa
Virago (2002)
Schools: 4
Latifa
Talk Miramax Books (2001)
Latifa, a young woman who was sixteen in 1996 when the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, tells about her family's experiences under the repressive regime, focusing on the lives of women and girls who were abruptly denied the freedom to work, go to school, or even leave their homes without a male escort.
Schools: 21