As a father, reading this book made me very sad. To think that girls lives in Afghanistan is valued less just because they are girls. It's really hard to wrap my finger around this. Having a girl of my own, I could not imagine asking my girl to be a boy, to suppress all natural her feminine traits and to take on a boyish traits just because. As difficult as it it, I'm sure the cultural pressure is so heavy that families but have their girls become "boys" in order for them to survive growing up. It's not something that I can understand but it's real. Even people in powerful position are dressing their girls as boys.
Someday I want my daughter to read this book, for her to understand other culture and to appreciate the freedom she has is being who God created her to be and to be able to make her own choices and decision.
This is a must read book for all.
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.
