taliban

Looks at the life of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassinate on October 9, 2012.

A picture book biography of squash player Maria Toorpakai Wazir of Pakistan who pretended to be a boy as a young girl and defied the Taliban in order to play her sport.

A book for high school students about the reality of daily life under control of the Taliban.

A short biography of Malala Yousafzai.

Text and photographs look at the life of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassinate on October 9, 2012.

Traces the history of the Taliban in Afghanistan, explaining how the religious group rose to power, controlled the people, government, and economy of the country, aided terrorists, and fought American, British, and Soviet forces at various times and discussing how the Taliban controls what women, children, and men wear, think, and do.

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.

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.

Presents a brief biography of Malala Yousafzai, including her childhood, what she has done after surviving the Taliban attack, and why she thinks education should be available for all children everywhere.

When his helicopter crashes in Kunar Province in Afghanistan, Lieutenant Jamal Jenkins is cut off from the forward base where the rest of his pararescue team is under fire--injured and captured by the Taliban Jenkins struggles to survive while the rest of his team sets out to find and rescue him.