Chaon Anne - Playing For Freedom The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A passionate musician growing up in the war - torn streets of Kabul takes her forbidden talents abroad in this triumphant memoir from debut author Zarifa Adiba. As an Afghan girl Zarifa Adiba has big unfathomable dreams. Her family is poor her country mired in conflict. Walking to school in Kabul Zarifa has to navigate suicide bombers. But Zarifa perseveres nurturing her passion for music despite its sinful nature under Taliban law. At sixteen she gains admission to the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and at eighteen she becomes the lead violist co - conductor and spokesperson for Zohra the first all - female orchestra in the Muslim world. Despite Zarifa's accomplishments which include a stunning performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland her future in music demands a reckoning with her life back home. Many of the girls in Zohra are forced to marry but Zarifa yearns to study travel and explore her independence. Her so - called bad girl identity puts her at odds with her culture and her family. Playing for Freedom is the deeply compelling story of a woman who dares to compose a masterpiece even with all odds stacked against her.
Title: Playing For Freedom The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl
Author(s): Chaon Anne
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Barcode: 9781662511134
Pages: 206 Pages
Publication Date: 4/16/2024
Category: Gender Studies: Women