My Forbidden Face
By Latifa.
Description
Latifa was born into an educated middle-class Afghan family in Kabul in 1980. She dreamed of one day becoming a journalist: she was interested in fashion, movies, and friends. Her father was in the import/export business and her mother was a doctor. Then in September 1996, Taliban soldiers seized power in Kabul. From that moment, Latifa, just 16 years old became a prisoner in her own home. Her school was closed. Her mother was banned from working. The simplest and most basic freedoms—walking down the street, looking out a window—were no longer hers. She was now forced to wear a ...
ISBN(s)
1860499619, 9781860499616
