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Author:
Niloofar Rahmani, Adam Sikes
Publisher:
Chicago Review Press
Date:
July 6, 2021
In 2013, Rahmani became Afghanistan's first female fixed-wing air force pilot. Here she narrates the difficult path to this victoryâfrom her childhood in Kabul, to her family fleeing as refugees to Pakistan in the 1990s, to their return to Afghanistan under the brutal Taliban regime, to the misogynistic danger she faced even after the Taliban's rule.
What The Reviewers Say
Niloofar’s story is one of extreme resilience, of fighting a system and a culture that essentially despises women. I have reported in more than 60 countries, and Afghanistan is the most misogynistic country I have ever worked in.
... [a] compelling account.
In this timely, compelling, and important title, Afghanistan’s first female fixed-wing pilot details her struggle to serve her country.
In this exhilarating debut, Rahmani tells the inspiring story of how she became the Afghan Air Force’s first-ever female pilot.
