Women for Afghan Women



	Available Now! Women for Afghan Women Shattering Myths And Claiming The Future Global Publishing at St. Martin’s Press Edited by Sunita Mehta This groundbreaking collection traces the history of women's rights and roles in Afghanistan over the past 30 years; it examines the current human rights crisis, and suggests realistic solutions for post-war Afghanistan. Click here to see washingtonpost.com's review of the book Click here to see Library Journal's review of the book Click here to see Awakened Women's review of the book Click here to see Sawnet's review of the book Click here to see The Women's Book Review review of the book Click here to hear Sunita Mehta's 3/7/03 live broadcast book reading on "Live from Prairie Lights" Click here to see Scheduled Book Readings

		Contributors: Foreword by Sima Wali Introduction by Sunita Mehta and Homaira Mamoor Fevziye Rahzogar Barlas Freshta Amirzada Eleanor Smeal Sanaa Nadim Arlene Lederman Liz Gould and Paul Fitzgerald Gloria Steinem Weeda Mansoor Sara Amiryar Fahima Vorgetts Halima Kazem Zohra Yusuf Daoud Lina Pallotta Atia Gaheez Ruth Messinger Riffat Hassan Angela King Felicity Hill and Mikele Aboitiz Irena Lieberman Zohra Rasekh Fariba Nawa Masuda Sultan Rina Amiri
Be A Grassroots Activist - help us distribute our book! 1. Order the book in your local bookstore and purchase one for your own book shelf. 2. Walk into all the bookstores in your neighborhood and make sure that our book is on the shelves. 3. If you want to give our book as Holiday gifts this year, plan ahead and save some money! Call Palgrave Customer Service at 1.800.221.7945, ext. 270, to place a bulk advance order. Over 10 copies counts as bulk and you will get a 50% discount! 4. Lastly, please visit www.amazon.com, and post (favorable) reviews. This is a great way of engaging in dialogue on the issues highlighted in the book, and bringing notice to it. Help Raise Money For WAW! If you order the book from us, 50% goes to WAW: Mail us a check for $20 (includes cost of the book, shipping and handling) and we will mail you a book within a week via U.S. Postal Service. Make check payable to Women for Afghan Women and mail to Women for Afghan Women, 32-17 College Point Blvd., Room 206, Flushing, NY 11354 Or you can order from www.amazon.com. Thank you for supporting WAW! Here's what people are saying about the book: "A remarkable and timely book." —Radhika Coomaraswamy, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women "Throw away clichéd ideas of Afghan women as passive, silent victims cowering under their burqas. The voices collected here—energetic, passionate, knowledgeable and wise—are the ones the world needs to hear if Afghanistan is to achieve real peace and solve its many problems." —Katha Pollitt, Nation columnist and author of Subject to Debate: Sense and Dissents on Women, Politics, and Culture "This important volume dispels many of the myths surrounding the Afghan people and their history and shows us, once more, that women’s participation is not only right and essential, but vital." —Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Director of the Women and Public Policy Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University "This book gives testament to the brilliance, power and potential of the women of Afghanistan. These voices must be heard." —Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and Necessary Targets "This stimulating collection gives a voice to women whose voices have been shrouded in silence. To read the words of many of these remarkable women is to understand the truth behind—and beyond—the burqa." —Shashi Tharoor, author and Head of the Department of Public Information, United Nations "For decades images of Afghan women have been manipulated as symbols by male dominated political groups. In this book Afghan women, mostly those who have been forced to seek refuge abroad, tell their own stories of these decades of violence and how they hope to transform their own societies." —Barnett Rubin, author of The Fragmentation of Afghanistan and The Search for Peace in Afghanistan "A must read for anyone with questions regarding Muslim women." —Dr. Faroque Khan, author of Story of a Mosque in America and Spokesperson for the Islamic Center of Long Island "Over the last few months, many people have spoken on behalf of Afghan women; this book serves the invaluable function of allowing them to speak for themselves." —Amitav Ghosh, author of The Glass Palace For more information visit www.palgrave-usa.com or call (888) 221-7945 ext. 270 Sunita Mehta is the co-founder of Women for Afghan Women, director of grants at The Sister Fund in New York City and on the board of ?SAKHI,? a South Asian Women's Center for Anti-Violence Education. October 2002 / 272 pp. / 1-4039-6017-8 / $13.95 pb.