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9780312306908

Meena, Heroine of Afghanistan The Martyr Who Founded RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312306908

  • ISBN10:

    0312306903

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-10-01
  • Publisher: Griffin

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Summary

The unforgettable story of how one woman dared to start a revolution. Meena founded RAWA in 1977 as a twenty-year-old Kabul University student. She was assassinated in 1987 at age thirty but lives on in the hearts of all progressive Muslim women. Her voice, speaking for freedom, has never been silenced. The compelling story of Meena's struggle for democracy and women's rights in Afghanistan will inspire young women the world over.

Author Biography

Melody Ermachild Chavis is the author of a memoir, Altars in the Street. Accompanied by Latifa Popal, Melody traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan to interview women who knew Meena. Melody works as a private investigator defending people facing capital punishment. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she is also a peace and social justice activist. All of the author's proceeds from this book will be donated to programs sponsored by RAWA.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Alice Walker ix
1 A GIRL BETWEEN THE OLD WORLD AND THE NEW
1(11)
2 A TEENAGER IN KABUL
12(10)
3 STUDY THE KORAN WELL
22(11)
4 THE NEW WORLD BEGINS
33(10)
5 A PARTNERSHIP
43(12)
6 THE FOUNDING
55(12)
7 GROWING DANGER
67(7)
8 TORN APART
74(11)
9 UNDERGROUND
85(16)
10 EUROPE 101(13)
11 EXILE 114(10)
12 WOMEN'S WORK 124(15)
13 IRRETRIEVABLE LOSS 139(8)
14 WITH ALL THEIR STRENGTH 147(11)
15 RAWA RISING 158(18)
EPILOGUE 176(7)
Author's Note: Searching for Meena 183(12)
Chronology 195(4)
Further Reading 199(2)
Index 201

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