Defiant Dreams The Journey of an Afghan Girl Who Risked Everything for Education

• Main Authors: Mahfouz, Sola (Author), Kapoor, Malaina (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Doubleday UK 2023
• Subjects: Mahfouz, Sola > 1996-; Sex discrimination in education > Afghanistan.; Girls > Education > Afghanistan.; Women > Social conditions > Afghanistan.; Afghanistan > Social conditions > 21st century.
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• Physical Description: 303 pages 24 cm
• ISBN: 9780857528810; 0857528815

At age eleven, Sola Mahfouz was told she could no longer attend school. The Taliban threatened that any girl who dared to continue their education would have acid thrown in their face, be kidnapped, or worse. Confined to the walls of her home, Sola watched as the few freedoms of childhood were stripped away. She was forbidden to play, to sing, even to laugh. Her early teenage years were consumed by restrictions.