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The lovers : Afghanistan's Romeo & Juliet : the true story of how they defied their families and escaped an honor killing

Nordland, Rod

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Summary: "An astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women's rights in the Muslim world. Zakia and Ali were from different tribes, but they grew up on neighboring farms in the hinterlands of Afghanistan. By the time they were young teenagers, Zakia, strikingly beautiful and fiercely...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 958.1 NOR

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 958.104 NOR

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