In the Land of Blue Burqas (Paperback)

from lovesbooks

Excellent book. Well written!

from hnau

Hellspark by Janet Kagan has introduced me to the concept of culture, that Silent Language we all speak without knowing, those subconscious assumptions we call "logical" or "obvious" or "natural" but cannot really explain. We are blind to our own culture. When we explore another culture, we learn...

from jo-jo

What would it be like to be immersed in a society where everyone has different values and beliefs than you? The author of In the Land of Blue Burqas shares her experience with us. In an effort to protect herself and anyone who may have helped her she has taken on the pseudonym of Kate McCord. As ...

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My emotions were all over the place reading this, even more so than in Kabul Beauty School. The authors of these 2 books could not be more different, religion aside. I know I would never be interested in doing what the author did, nor Deborah Rodriguez from the other book either. I would not wan...

from chickadee2

If you are having a bad day...read this and be encouraged that you are not alone and things can be MUCH worse. You could be a woman in Afghanistan. True story of a woman's experiences as a worker with an NGO in a smal village in that country. Her love for the women especially and her conversation...