{"product_id":"dancing-in-the-mosque-an-afghan","title":"DANCING IN THE MOSQUE: AN AFGHAN","description":"A People Book of the Week \u0026amp; a Kirkus Best Nonfiction of the Year\nAn exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother’s unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.\nIn the days before Homeira Qaderi gave\nbirth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be\nbarricaded because of the frequent suicide explosions. With the city and the military on\nedge, it was not uncommon for an armed soldier to point his gun at the pregnant woman’s\nbulging stomach, terrified that she was hiding a bomb. Frightened and in\npain, she was once forced\nto make her way on foot. Propelled by the love she held for her soon-to-be-born\nchild, Homeira walked through blood and wreckage to reach the hospital doors.\nBut the joy of her beautiful son’s birth was soon overshadowed by other dangers\nthat would threaten her life.\nNo ordinary Afghan woman, Homeira refused\nto cower under the strictures of a misogynistic social order. Defying the law,\nshe risked her freedom to teach children reading and writing and fought for\nwomen’s rights in her theocratic and patriarchal society.\nDevastating in its power, Dancing in the Mosque is a mother’s searing letter to a son she was forced to leave behind. In telling her story—and that of Afghan women—Homeira challenges you to reconsider the meaning of motherhood, sacrifice, and survival. Her story asks you to consider the lengths you would go to protect yourself, your family, and your dignity.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062970313\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 4EKGRJ006SPI_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Qaderi, Homeira\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41583377842234,"sku":"4EKGRJ006SPI_ns","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0062970313-0.jpg?v=1786163137","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/dancing-in-the-mosque-an-afghan","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}