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c2006., Greenhaven Press Call No: 958.1 WOO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Presents a collection of nineteen controversial essays that debate issues concerning Afghanistan such as whether or not the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was beneficial, how life has improved for women in that nation, and their changing political climate.
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c2004., Greenhaven Press Call No: 958.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Nations in transition
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c2004, Greenhaven Press ; Thomson/Gale Call No: 958.1 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Nations in transitionSummary Note: Examines the history of conflict in Afghanistan, discussing the colonial struggle for control, the country's experience during the Cold War, the Taliban regime and its sheltering of terrorists which led to war with the U.S. in 2001, ethnic diversity, and the lifestyle of Afghan women.
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c2011., Harper Call No: B Sediqi Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Kamila Sidiqa's life is drastically changed when the Taliban seizes control of the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. A teacher, she is banned from school and confined to her home, and when her father and brother are forced to flee the city, Kamila finds herself the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Amidst the war, she starts her own business by picking up her needle and thread and becomes a successful seamstress.
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2005., Greenhaven Press : Thomson/Gale Call No: 958.104 EIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: At issueSummary Note: A collection of seventeen essays by various authors that examine the United States' involvement with Afghanistan in the years since the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
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c2007., Random House Call No: B Rodriguez Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Click here to view Summary Note: Hairdresser Deborah Rodriguez details her experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan, discussing the opening of her beauty school and recalls the personal stories of various women who overcame obstacles to obtain an education in cosmetology.
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c2007., Random House Call No: 305.48 697 09581 090511 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Publisher description Summary Note: Hairdresser Deborah Rodriguez details her experiences in post-Taliban Afghanistan, discussing the opening of her beauty school and recalls the personal stories of various women who overcame obstacles to obtain an education in cosmetology.
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2007., Random House Call No: 305.48 ROD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Reader's circle (Random House (Firm))Summary Note: "Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a humanitarian aid group. Surrounded by people whose skills--as doctors, nurses, and therapists--seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother from Michigan, despaired of being of any real use. Yet she found she had a gift for befriending Afghans, and once her profession became known she was eagerly sought out by Westerners desperate for a good haircut and by Afghan women, who have a long and proud tradition of running their own beauty salons. Thus the idea for the Kabul Beauty School was born. Within that small haven, the line between teacher and student quickly blurred as these vibrant women shared with Rodriguez their stories and their hearts, ultimately giving her the strength to leave her own unhealthy marriage and allow herself to love again, Afghan style."--From publisher description.
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c2005, Lucent Books : Thomson/Gale Call No: 958.104 6 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The way people liveSummary Note: Explains how the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan and what life was like for men, women, and children under Taliban rule, and discusses related topics including terrorism and poverty.
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2005., Lucent Books : Thomson/Gale Call No: 958.1 STE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The way people liveSummary Note: Explains how the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan and what life was like for men, women, and children under Taliban rule, and discusses related topics including terrorism and poverty.
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c2009., Pre-adolescent, Beach Lane Books Call No: 371.823 WINTER Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Nasreen stops speaking and tries to isolate herself after the Taliban take her parents, but with the help of a good friend and a secret school, Nasreen slowly begins to break out of her shell.
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2016., Pre-adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: FIC HAS Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Obayda's family is in need of some good fortune. Her father lost one of his legs in a bomb explosion, forcing the family to move from their home city of Kabul to a small village, where life is very different and Obayda's father almost never leaves his room. One day, Obayda's aunt has an idea to bring the family luck - dress Obayda, the youngest of her sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh.
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-- 1/2 from the east[2016]., Pre-adolescent, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: FIC Has Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Obayda's family is in need of some good fortune. Her father lost one of his legs in a bomb explosion, forcing the family to move from their home city of Kabul to a small village, where life is very different and Obayda's father almost never leaves his room. One day, Obayda's aunt has an idea to bring the family luck -- dress Obayda, the youngest of her sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh. Now Obayda is Obayd. Life in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another bacha posh, everything changes. The two of them can explore the village on their own, climbing trees, playing sports, and more. But their transformation won't last forever -- unless the two best friends can figure out a way to make it stick and make their newfound freedoms endure.
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[2015], Broadway Books Call No: 305.3 Nor Edition: First paperback edi Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the Afghanistan culture of "bacha posh," young girls are raised as boys in families with only daughters, given preferential treatment through puberty, then forced into the female gender role of being a wife and mother.
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[2014]., Crown Publishers Call No: MEMOIR Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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[2015]., Broadway Books Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: Foreign correspondent Jenny Nordberg reveals the secret Afghan custom of disguising girls as boys to improve their prospects, discussing its political and social significance as well as the experiences of its practitioners.
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[2015], Broadway Books Call No: Global Studies Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Foreign correspondent Jenny Nordberg reveals the secret Afghan custom of disguising girls as boys to improve their prospects, discussing its political and social significance as well as the experiences of its practitioners.
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-- War in Afghanistan and Iraq :2011., Primary, Scholastic Inc Call No: 956.704 SOU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The story of these two conflicts is told in an accessible way for young readers" -- p. [4] of cover.
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2016., Scribner Call No: WOMEN'S STUDIES Edition: 1st Scribner hardco Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Chronicles the lives of young and old, daughters and mothers, educated, and those who are still learning. These determined women are defying the odds to lead Afghanistan to a better future. Their stories are a stark reminder that in some corners of the world the struggle continues and that women's progress in society, business, and politics cannot be taken for granted. Their eloquent words challenge all of us to answer: What does it truly mean to be a woman in the twenty-first century?"--Amazon.
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2002., Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Ansary, son of an Afghan father and American mother, describes his life in Afghanistan where he was born in 1948, and in America where he has lived since the age of sixteen, and discusses the impact of an E-mail he sent to friends on Sept. 12, 2001 to express his feelings about the Taliban, which gained worldwide attention.