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by Hamida Ghafour (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Constable; illustrated edition edition (29 Mar 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845293134
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845293130
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,566 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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`Extraordinary ... her eyewitness accounts provide powerful insights into recent events from the perspective of a western woman, but with the inside track of an Afghan.'

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`Extraordinary ... her eyewitness accounts provide powerful
insights into recent events from the perspective of a western woman, but
with the inside track of an Afghan.'

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5.0 out of 5 stars An English woman's view, 6 Jun 2007
Having read this book I have a better idea of the complexities of Afghan history and politics. More than anything, it was the sadness of leaving your home, your culture and your family, and then returning to find such a totally different place, that struck me most. Those of us who are free and live in "civilised democracies" do not realise how lucky we are. Everyone should read this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading - forget everything you thought you knew about Afghanistan and read this., 1 Jun 2007
By D. White (Perthshire, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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The tragedy of Afghanistan is expertly told through a combination of family memoirs and the eyes of the ordinary Afghans, whom Ghafour meets whilst travelling through the land of her birth. The author left the country when she was a child and it would have been all too easy for her own opinions and beliefs to cloud the narrative - rather she lets the people she meets tell the story and you get a sense of a nation tired of continual conflict and wanting the same security, same opportunities and same prosperity as the rest of us.

Time and time again we learn how Afghanistan has been abused by invading cultures and countries, and it is testament to the people's courage and resilience that the book is peppered with ambitious hopes and dreams; both you and the author can't help but wish them well. By the end you get a sense of the total lack of understanding (and unwillingness to learn) that the west has for the country and the culture, prefering to impose it's own ideas of freedom and democracy at any cost; creating a 'Disney-esque' version of what Afghanistan should be. Again Ghafour lets us discover this for ourselves and the book is all the better for it.

This book should be added to the libraries of The White House, the Kremlin and Downing St; and should be made compulsory reading for all those you claim to understand, influence or implement foreign policy in the region.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read book, 18 April 2007
By Waseem Mahmood "waseemmahmood" (Stratford UK) - See all my reviews
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Books about Afghanistan are often seen to be dire and tedious but be ready to put aside those stereotypes with Hamida's wonderfully evocative memoir. I was unable to put it down and shared each step of the journey with her.

At last a book that acknowledges that there are two sides to every story. Hamida manages to present a fair and accurate picture of an oppressed nation that has been so often demonised in Western Media. At the end of the day, her story shows that behind the headlines, the Afghans are no different from any other nation.

Hamida does not patronise nor pass judgement, she simply observes. The power of the story lies in the ordinariness of Afghan life; they are ordinary people trying to lead an ordinary life under extraordinary conditions.

It is a timely book that goes a long way to explaining how the world has arrived at what is euphemisticaly called a 'clash of civilisations'.

A must read for anyone wanting to understanding the extraordinary juncture of history at which we find ourselves.
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