afghanistan

Describes the life of Josiah Harlan, a Pennsylvania Quaker who travelled to Afghanistan in the 1820s, became a surgeon for the Maharaja of Punjab although he had no medical training, assisted the exiled Afghan king, and was commander in chief of the Afghan armies.

A biography of the man who, in December 2001, was selected to head an interim government and lead Afghanistan toward peace and prosperity after many years of occupation, violence, and poverty.

Saira Shah reflects on how being the English-born daughter of an Afghan aristocrat impacted her life and led her to rediscover the history of her people.

Traces the history of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan; discusses how the leaders of the movement interpret the principles of Islam; and examines the influence of the Taliban in the competition among Western countries and companies to build oil and gas pipelines in Asia.

Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women's freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father's arrest.

Razia, a girl in Afghanistan, wants to attend Razia Jan's girls' school the Zabuli Education Center for Girls, but first she must get her father and brother's permission.

Impressed by a poor Jewish shoemaker's belief that God will ensure everything turns out as it should, a shah in Kabul, Afghanistan, devises a series of hardships to test the man's faith.

Examines the lives of Afghan women living in the twenty-first century, featuring first-person perspectives, and revealing the challenges they face within a deeply religious and traditional society.

Examines acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and other instances of extreme persecution, with an emphasis on events taking place in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in Afghanistan.