I Am a Bacha Posh: My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan by Ukmina Manoori

I Am a Bacha Posh: My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan

Ukmina Manoori with Peter E. Chianchiano Jr. (Translator)

176 pages digital 2014

6 editions

nonfiction biography memoir emotional fast-paced
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"You will be a son, my daughter." With these stunning words Ukmina learned that she was to spend her childhood as a boy.In Afghanistan there is a widespread practice of girls dressing as boys to play the role of a son. These children are called ba...

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