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The pearl that broke its shell by Nadia Hashimi · Booklabria

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The pearl that broke its shell

WomenFamily life

The pearl that broke its shell

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First published: 2014
Language: English
Editions: 6

Synopsis

In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school and rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age.

Subjects: Women
Family life
Social conditions
Sisters
Girls
Sex role
Set in: Afghanistan
Kabul

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