Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women July 27, 2011

An event to mark the publication of Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women, featuring co-editor Ashraf Zahedi and contributor Amina Kator.

Check-in and wine reception begins at 5:30 p.m., program begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by book sale and signing.Tickets are $5 for members, $10 for non-members.

Reaching beyond sensational headlines, Land of the Unconquerable: The Lives of Contemporary Afghan Women offers a three-dimensional portrait of Afghan women. In a series of wide-ranging, deeply reflective essays, accomplished scholars, humanitarian workers, politicians, and journalists-most with extensive experience inside Afghanistan-examine the realities of life for women in both urban and rural settings. Eschewing stereotypes about the burqa, the contributors focus instead on women's empowerment and agency and on their struggles for peace and justice in the face of a brutal ongoing war.

Ashraf Zahedi is a sociologist and scholar at the UC Berkeley and is a former IMOW board member. Amina Kator is a recent graduate of the UC Berkeley.

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