| ID | 016723 |
| Call Number | 958.1047/SAD |
| Title Proper | Forbidden lessons in a Kabul guesthouse |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sadeed, Suraya |
| Publication | London, Virago Press, 2012. |
| Description | xi, 281p Blue Spine |
| Note | The true story of a truly courageous Afghan woman who returned to Afghanistan to deliver humanitarian aid to her people. Suraya Sadeed grew up in a peaceful Afghanistan. Following the Soviet invasion in 1979, she left for America with her family, building a new life. But after a sudden tragedy, Suraya returned to Afghanistan for a visit that changed everything. Shocked by the suffering and destruction wreaked on her homeland, Suraya was determined to help. Smuggling herself across borders in various disguises, braving warlords and drug-runners, she set up an underground girls' schools in Kabul in order to bring hope and aid to thousands of Afghans. Since then, Suraya has worked tirelessly, trying to raise funds. |
| Standard Number | 9781844086634 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.375(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 958.1047 |
| Key Words | IBDP ; Afghanistan - Social conditions - 21st century ; Sadeed, Suraya. ; Women social reformers - Afghanistan - Biography ; Social reformers - Afghanistan ; Afghan American women - Biography ; Afghan War, 2001- - Social aspects |