The Underground Girls

An investigative journalist uncovers a hidden custom that will transform your understanding of what it means to grow up as a girlIn Afghanistan, a culture ruled almost entirely by men, the birth of a son is cause for celebration and the arrival of a daughter is often mourned as misfortune. A bacha posh (literally translated from Dari as“dressed up like a boy”) is a third k...

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Title	:	The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan
Author	:	Jenny Nordberg
Format	:	Paperback - 384 pages
Genres	:	Non Fiction, History, Feminism, Politics, Womens, Culture, Adult
ISBN	:	0307952509