Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan - Rilegato

Sima Samar; Sally Armstrong

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ISBN 10: 086356898X ISBN 13: 9780863568985

Casa editrice: Saqi Books, 2024

Riassunto

Sima Samar has spent her life challenging power in Afghanistan. A pioneering doctor, she provided healthcare to women in some of the country’s most remote regions, often at significant personal risk. She went on to become Minister of Women’s Affairs, becoming one of the Taliban’s most determined critics.

Born into a Hazara family and raised in a polygamous household, Samar grew up understanding the consequences of gender and ethnic inequality in Afghanistan. Forced into an arranged marriage, she was still a young doctor when her husband was disappeared by the pro-Soviet regime. In the aftermath, she faced a stark choice: retreat into safety or dedicate herself to resisting injustice in all its forms. 

Over decades of war, displacement, threats and exile, she has remained unwavering in her commitment to women’s rights and human dignity, building institutions, delivering care and refusing to be silenced. This memoir is her account of a life lived at the centre of Afghanistan’s most turbulent history – an intimate and unflinching testimony of courage, loss and enduring resistance.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Sima Samar is an Afghan doctor, human rights activist and advocate for women’s rights. She founded the Shuhada Organization and served as Afghanistan’s Minister of Women’s Affairs and as Chair of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. Her work has been recognised with numerous international honours, including the Right Livelihood Award, the Profile in Courage Award and the Ms. Magazine Women of the Year Award. She is currently a Visiting Scholar and Fellow at Tufts University.

Sally Armstrong is an award-winning journalist, human rights advocate and bestselling author. She was among the first journalists to bring international attention to the lives and experiences of women in Afghanistan. A four-time winner of the Amnesty International Canada Media Award, she has received eleven honorary doctorates and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Saqi Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 086356898X
• ISBN 13: 9780863568985
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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