| Title |
The favored daughter : one woman's fight to lead Afghanistan into the future / |
| Sub Title |
|
| Author(s) |
|
| Call No |
305.42 FAW |
| Subject(s) |
|
| ISBN |
|
| Volume |
|
| Publisher Name |
Palgrave |
| Publishing Year |
2012 |
| Edition |
1st |
| Pages |
266 |
| Price |
10.99 GBP |
| Text Language |
English |
| Available |
Yes, Accessions:[ 103372 ] |
| Description |
"The nineteenth daughter of a local village leader in rural Afghanistan, Fawzia Koofi was left to die in the sun after birth by her mother. But she survived, and perseverance in the face of extreme hardship has defined her life ever since. Despite the abuse of her family, the exploitative Russian and Taliban regimes, the murders of her father, brother, and husband, and numerous attempts on her life, she rose above her fate to becoming the first Afghani woman Parliament speaker. Here, she shares |
| Keywords |
Fawzia Koofi-1975; Afghanistan-Jirgah-Biography; Afghanistan-Women legislators-Biography; Afghanistan-Legislators-Biography; Afghanistan-Women-Biography; Afghanistan-Women-Social conditions; Afghanistan-Children-Social conditions; Afghanistan-Women’s rights; Afghanistan-Human rights |