{"product_id":"dancing-in-the-mosque-an-afghan-mothers-letter-to-her-son","title":"Dancing in the Mosque: An Afghan Mother's Letter to Her Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e Book of the Week \u0026amp; a \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e Best Nonfiction of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exquisite and inspiring memoir about one mother's unimaginable choice in the face of oppression and abuse in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the days before Homeira Qaderi gave\u003cbr\u003ebirth to her son, Siawash, the road to the hospital in Kabul would often be\u003cbr\u003ebarricaded because of the frequent suicide explosions. With the city and the military on\u003cbr\u003eedge, it was not uncommon for an armed soldier to point his gun at the pregnant woman's\u003cbr\u003ebulging stomach, terrified that she was hiding a bomb. Frightened and in\u003cbr\u003epain, she was once forced\u003cbr\u003eto make her way on foot. Propelled by the love she held for her soon-to-be-born\u003cbr\u003echild, Homeira walked through blood and wreckage to reach the hospital doors.\u003cbr\u003eBut the joy of her beautiful son's birth was soon overshadowed by other dangers\u003cbr\u003ethat would threaten her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo ordinary Afghan woman, Homeira refused\u003cbr\u003eto cower under the strictures of a misogynistic social order. Defying the law, \u003cbr\u003eshe risked her freedom to teach children reading and writing and fought for\u003cbr\u003ewomen's rights in her theocratic and patriarchal society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevastating in its power, \u003cem\u003eDancing in the Mosque\u003c\/em\u003e is a mother's searing letter to a son she was forced to leave behind. In telling her story--and that of Afghan women--Homeira challenges you to reconsider the meaning of motherhood, sacrifice, and survival. Her story asks you to consider the lengths you would go to protect yourself, your family, and your dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51944100167911,"sku":"9780062970329","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_dcde0448-c440-4899-afe6-e7a9e703b3d1.jpg?v=1775352539","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/dancing-in-the-mosque-an-afghan-mothers-letter-to-her-son","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}