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Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son
by Homeira Qaderi
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A People Book of the Week & a Kirkus Best Nonfiction of the YearAn exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother?s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.In the days before Homeira Qaderi gave birth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be barricaded because of the frequent suicide explosions.?With the city and the military on edge,?it was not uncommon for?an armed soldier?to?point his gun at the pregnant woman?s bulging stomach, terrified that she was hiding a bomb. Frightened and in pain,?she was once?forced to make her way on foot. Propelled by the love she held for her soon-to-be-born child, Homeira walked through blood and wreckage to reach the hospital doors. But the joy of her beautiful son?s birth was soon overshadowed by other dangers that would threaten her life.No ordinary Afghan woman, Homeira refused to cower under the strictures of a misogynistic social order. Defying the law, she .
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