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With All Our Strength: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan

With All Our Strengthis the inside story of this women-led underground organization and their fight for the rights of Afghan women. Anne Brodsky, the first writer given in-depth access to visit and interview their members and operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, shines light on the gruesome, often tragic, lives of Afghan women under some of the most brutal sexist oppression in the world.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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