text A different kind of daughter : the girl who hid from the Taliban in plain sight
- Summary
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Coming from a Pakistani tribal region where women playing sports is forbidden, the author discusses how she passed as a boy in order to be an athlete, thus becoming a lightning rod for women's freedom in her country.
- Contents
- Prologue: A Prophecy -- One: Between the Mountains -- Two: The Mullah -- Three: An Unlikely Bride -- Four: Genghis Khan -- Five: Bhutto's Muse -- Six: The Wall -- Seven: The City of Guns -- Eight: Deities, Temples, and Angels -- Nine: Out of the T... Read more
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- Description
- viii, 355 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Twelve 2016
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 921 TOORPAKAI, MARIA TOO in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Peninsula Community Library | B TOORPAKAI in Adult | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| TADL-WOOD | 921 TOORPAKAI, MARIA TOO in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| TADL-PCL | B TOORPAKAI in Adult | Available |
Toorpakai, Maria 1990-
Women squash players Pakistan Biography
Squash players Pakistan Biography
Passing (Identity) Pakistan
Escapes Pakistan
Taliban.
Women's rights Pakistan
Women Pakistan Social conditions
Women athletes Pakistan Social conditions
Pakistan Social conditions
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
SPORTS & RECREATION / Squash