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  2. Deborah Rodriguez (writer) - Wikipedia

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    Genre. Non-fiction, biography / autobiography, memoir, realistic fiction. Notable works. Kabul Beauty School. Website. deborahrodriguez.com. Deborah "Debbie" Rodriguez is an American writer, hairdresser, and humanitarian. She is noted for creating safe spaces that provide women with a way out of domestic violence and chaotic circumstances.

  3. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Wikipedia

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    A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini, following the huge success of his bestselling 2003 debut The Kite Runner. Mariam, an illegitimate teenager from Herat, is forced to marry a shoemaker from Kabul after a family tragedy. Laila, born a generation later, lives a relatively privileged life, but her ...

  4. Buddhas of Bamiyan - Wikipedia

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    [2] [4] [5] As a UNESCO World Heritage Site of historical Afghan Buddhism, it was a holy site for Buddhists on the Silk Road. [6] However, in March 2001, both statues were destroyed by the Taliban following an order given on February 26, 2001, by Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar , to destroy all the statues in Afghanistan "so that no one can ...

  5. Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The Afghan people are known to be strongly religious. [438] Afghans, particularly Pashtuns, are noted for their tribal solidarity and high regard for personal honor. [471] There are various Afghan tribes, and an estimated 2–3 million nomads. [472] Afghan culture is deeply Islamic, [473] but pre-Islamic practices persist. [474]

  6. And the Mountains Echoed - Wikipedia

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    829999614. And the Mountains Echoed is the third novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2013 by Riverhead Books, it deviates from Hosseini's style in his first two works through his choice to avoid focusing on any one character. Rather, the book is written similarly to a collection of short stories, with each of the nine ...

  7. The Bookseller of Kabul - Wikipedia

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    The Bookseller of Kabul is a non-fiction book written by Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad, about a bookseller, Shah Muhammad Rais (whose name was changed to Sultan Khan), and his family in Kabul, Afghanistan. The book was published in Norwegian in 2002 and English in 2003. The story takes a novelistic approach, focusing on the characters ...

  8. Afghan Girl - Wikipedia

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    Afghan Girl is a 1984 photographic portrait of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee in Pakistan during the Soviet–Afghan War. The photograph, taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry near the Pakistani city of Peshawar, appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic. [1][2][3][4] While the portrait's subject initially remained ...

  9. The Underground Girls of Kabul - Wikipedia

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    The Underground Girls of Kabul: in Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan is a book by Jenny Nordberg that documents the bacha posh of Afghanistan. Bacha posh translates from Dari as "dressed up like a boy." It is a term used in Afghanistan and in this book to describe children who are born as girls but are dressed up, raised and treated ...

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