Books by Ukmina Manoori (1)
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I Am a Bacha Posh : My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan by Ukmina Manoori EN
Country: Asia / 
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Description:
A 2015 Amelia Bloomer List Selection "You will be a son, my daughter." With these stunning words Ukmina learned that she was to spend her childhood as a boy. In Afghanistan there is a widespread practice of girls dressing as boys to play the role of a son. These children are called bacha posh: literally "girls dressed as boys." This practice offers families the freedom to allow their child to shop and workâand in some cases, it saves them from the disgrace of not having a male heir. But in adolescence, religion restores the natural law. The girls must marry, give birth, and give up their freed... continue