Embroidering within boundaries : afghan women creating a future

Winner, Silver Medal in the Multicultural Category, 2018 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Fifteen years ago, Rangina Hamidi decided to dedicate her life to helping rebuild her native Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban had been driven out by American forces following 9/11, but Kandahar was a shambles. T...

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Main Author: Hamidi, Rangina (Author)
Other Authors: Lerner, Paula, Littrell, Mary
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: : , .
Loveland, Colorado, USA : Thrum Books, 2017
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