Zarifa
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A poignant and inspiring memoir by Afghanistan's youngest female mayor and devoted human rights activist. As featured in the NETFLIX documentary IN HER HANDS.
'Zarifa will break your heart' Christina Lamb, author of Our Bodies, Their Battlefields and I Am Malala
Zarifa Ghafari was two years old when the Taliban banned girls from schools, and she began her education in secret. She was seven when American airstrikes began. She was twenty-four when she became the youngest and one of the first female mayors of Maidan Wardak, Kabul. An extremist mob barred her from her office; her male staff walked out in protest; assassins tried to kill her six times. Through it all, Zarifa stood her ground. She ended corruption in the province, promoted peace, and tried to lift up women, despite constant fear for herself and her family. When the Taliban took Kabul in 2021, Ghafari had to flee. But even that couldn't stop her. Six months later, she returned, to continue her work empowering women.
Zarifa is an astonishing memoir that offers an unparalleled perspective of the last two decades in Afghanistan from a citizen, daughter, woman and mayor. Written with honesty, pain, and ultimately, hope, Zarifa describes the work she did, the women she still tries to help as they live under Taliban rule, and her vision for how grassroots activism can change their lives and the lives of women everywhere.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 29 september 2022
Aantal pagina's: 288
Hoofdauteur: Zarifa Ghafari
Tweede Auteur: Hannah Lucinda Smith
Hoofduitgeverij: Virago Press Ltd
Product breedte: 158 mm
Product hoogte: 30 mm
Product lengte: 236 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 158 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 30 mm
Verpakking lengte: 236 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 520 g
EAN: 9780349017006