The Breadwinner - Deborah Ellis

A year ago for many of us if someone had mentioned Afghanistan we would have heard of the country and maybe known that it had been at war with Russia. A few of us may have heard of the Taliban and the fact that they ruled the country. Less of us I am sure would have any idea what the Taliban rule involved. Did you know that woman were not allowed to work out of the house? In fact under the Taliban women were hidden people who had to wear a burqa which hid all of them from the top of their head to their feet. After September 11th Afghanistan became a much more news worthy place and we learnt a lot more about life in that country. Afghanistan is no longer an ...  Read the complete review