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88/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Homeira Qaderi, Zaman S. Stanizai
Publisher:
Harper
Date:
December 1, 2020
An educated woman from Afghanistan who broke the law and risked her life to teach children how to read and write pens a letter to the son she was forced to leave behind.
What The Reviewers Say
Qaderi gives an unflinching account of her family members and friends as they live in constant fear of being tortured, killed, or disappeared.
... a long, beautiful letter to the son she left in Afghanistan 958 days ago.
With this haunting memoir, Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son, Qaderi literally, indelibly writes the proof of her existence into being.
A shocking, heartbreaking tale of the wars and gender inequality in Afghanistan. This personal story, centered on Qaderi's unquenchable spirit in the face of overwhelming odds, will appeal to a vast audience..
