num_pages: 6
description: Zoya's Story is a young woman's searing account of her clandestine war of resistance against the Taliban and religious fanaticism at the risk of her own life. An epic tale of fear and suffering, courage and hope, Zoya's Story is a powerful testament to the ongoing battle to claim human rights for the women of Afghanistan.Zoya helped to secretly film a public cutting of hands in a Kabul stadium and to organize covert literacy classes, though they were strictly forbidden to girls. At an Afghan refugee camp she heard tales of heart-rending suffering and worked to provide a future to families who had lost everything; she is our witness to the horrors perpetrated by the Taliban.Hers is a memoir that speaks louder than the images of devastation and outrage; it is a powerful, moving message of optimism as she struggles to bring the plight of Afghan women to the world's attention.50 percent of the proceeds from the sale of this audio book will be donated to the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).
title: Zoya's Story: An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom
titlecomplete: Zoya's Story: An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom
genres: Biography, History, Autobiography, Religion, Womens, Islam, Asia, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Memoir
ratings_count: 1562
publisher: HarperAudio