Women of the Afghan War:

by Deborah Ellis

Release Date: 30 April, 2000

Edition: Hardcover

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incredibly informative and interesting book on afgan women

This book is incredibly informative and interesting. The high price is because proceeds go to help Afghan women and children..well worth it! The author also wrote 2 fictional books about a young girl living under the taliban("The Breadwinner" and "Pavana's Journey"). I read them to my 4th and 5th grade children and found them so captivating that I wanted to learn more. This "adult" book was a great read and a wonderful way for me to learn about the Afghan women's plight. It is a series of 1st hand accounts of Afghan women over the last 20 years. Very interesting and well written. Highly recommend.

Disappointing and repetitive tales of brutality

For an academic or student writing their dissertation this book serves a purpose. It is well researched and documented.
However, aside from the experiences of displaced women of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the middle east in general, who were and still are treated as non-human, there is little exploration or analysis of the reasons for this inhumane treatment. The book is good historical documentation of the treatment of women in the middle east, but little or no insight is offered by the author. For most readers, it is not worth the high price demanded.