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Manoori, Ukmina.
Subjects
Gender identity -- Afghanistan.
Sex role -- Afghanistan.
Male impersonators -- Afghanistan.
Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions.
Girls -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions.
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Manoori, Ukmina.
Gender identity -- Afghanistan.
Sex role -- Afghanistan.
Male impersonators -- Afghanistan.
Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions.
Girls -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions.
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I
am
a
bacha
posh
: my life as a woman living as a man in Afghanistan / Ukmina Manoori in collaboration with Stèphanie Lebrun ; translated by Peter E Chianchiano Jr.
by
Manoori, Ukmina.
Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 2014.
Call #:
958.1045 M285i
Subjects
Gender identity -- Afghanistan.
Sex role -- Afghanistan.
Male impersonators -- Afghanistan.
Women -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions.
Girls -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions.
ISBN:
9781629146812 (hc.)
Alternate title:
I
am
a
bacha
posh
My life as a woman living as a man in Afghanistan
Description:
xii, 154 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Previously published as Je suis une
bacha
posh
in 2013 by Éditions Michel Lafon."
Contents:
From Kabul to New York -- "You will be a boy, my girl" -- In the flesh of a man -- Being sixteen years old in the jihad -- Time of heroes -- Prisoner under the Taliban -- First vote -- Alone before Allah -- Candidate to serve women -- Hand of President Karzai -- With the American troops -- Badgai, the sacrifice of the life of a woman -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"You will be a son, my daughter." With these stunning words Ukmina learned that she was to spend her childhood as a boy. In Afghanistan there is a widespread practice of girls dressing as boys to play the role of a son. These children are called
bacha
posh
: literally "girls dressed as boys." This practice offers families the freedom to allow their child to shop and work-and in some cases, it saves them from the disgrace of not having a male heir. But in adolescence, religion restores the natural law. The girls must marry, give birth, and give up their freedom. Ukmina decided to confront social and family pressure and keep her menswear. This brave choice paved the way for an extraordinary destiny: she wages war against the Soviets, assists the mujaheddin and ultimately commands the respect of all whom she encounters. She eventually becomes one of the elected council members of her province. But freedom always has a price. For "Ukmina warrior" that price was her life as a woman. This is a stunning and brave memoir about a little known practice that will challenge your perceptions about gender and the courage it takes to live your life to the fullest." --From publisher.
Genre:
Memoirs.
Other authors:
Chianchiano, Peter E., Jr.
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