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The dramatic, riveting, and timely tale of how one woman's harrowing ordeal in a harem in Afghanistan shaped her into a modern feminist leader and life-long defender of human rights. Eighteen years old and in love, Phyllis Chesler, a Jewish-American girl from Brooklyn, embarked on a passionate love affair with a glamorous foreign student, which led Chesler to her destiny and nearly to her. Twenty years old and in love, Phyllis Chesler, a Jewish-American girl from Brooklyn, embarked on an adventure that has lasted for more than a half-century. In 1961, when she arrived in Ka. Learn more about An American Bride in Kabul in the Library Connection, Inc. Digital collection.
https://images.c-span.org/Files/ece/20140222210929002_hd.jpgPhyllis Chesler talked about her book, An American Bride in Kabul: A Memoir, in which she details her marriage to an Afghan man and her experiences living in Afghanistan during the early 1960s. Once in Afghanistan, Chesler, a Jew, became part of a harem and learned about what life was like for many Afghan women living under the rule of Muslim fundamentalists. She spoke at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida.Phyllis Chesler talked about her book, An American Bride in Kabul: A Memoir, in which she details her marriage to an Afghan man and her… read more
Phyllis Chesler talked about her book, An American Bride in Kabul: A Memoir, in which she details her marriage to an Afghan man and her experiences living in Afghanistan during the early 1960s. Once in Afghanistan, Chesler, a Jew, became part of a harem and learned about what life was like for many Afghan women living under the rule of Muslim fundamentalists. She spoke at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida. close
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