{"product_id":"9781662511134-playing-for-freedom-the-journey-of-a-young-afghan-girl","title":"Chaon Anne - Playing For Freedom The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl - Hardcover","description":"Binding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Playing For Freedom The Journey Of A Young Afghan Girl\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Chaon Anne\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Amazon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9781662511134\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 206 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 4\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Gender Studies: Women","brand":"Chaon Anne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49622807478577,"sku":"IN-G-9781662511134","price":22.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9781662511134.jpg?v=1724729626","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9781662511134-playing-for-freedom-the-journey-of-a-young-afghan-girl","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}