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My forbidden face :

Latifa, 1980-

My forbidden face : growing up under the Taliban : a young woman's story / Latifa ; written with the collaboration of Shǩb̌a Hachemi ; translated by Linda Coverdale ; [preface by Karenna Gore Schiff]. - 1st ed. - New York : Talk Miramax Books, c2001. - xi, 210 p. : map ; 22 cm.

Translation of: Visage vol.̌

Booklist, March 2002 New York Times, April 2002

Latifa, a young woman who was sixteen in 1996 when the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, tells about her family's experiences under the repressive regime, focusing on the lives of women and girls who were abruptly denied the freedom to work, go to school, or even leave their homes without a male escort.

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