Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing
by
Rod Nordland
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
A riveting, real-life equivalent of The Kite Runner—an astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women’s rights in the Muslim world.
Zakia and Ali were from different tribes,...