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five plays and the stories that inspired them
"Five female playwrights offer short but intense experiences of the lives of Afghan girls and women in the brief, perilous years before the Taliban retook Kabul. The five plays, and the journalism they're based on are illuminating, wry, surprising, heart-rending. They open our eyes to what Afghan women wrestled with in the two decades between periods of Taliban rule, and remind us what is being lost every day that women in Afghanistan are silenced"-- Provided by publisher.
Dancing to the Blast -- Dust Allergy -- Behind the Blast Wall -- The Place of Shining Light -- Parwana: They Bear All the Pain
Dancing to the blast. 'Afghan women long for their campus life a year after Taliban attack' -- Dancing to the blast / Monirah Hashemi -- Reflections from playwright Monirah Hashemi -- Dust allergy. 'Afghan students who studied abroad are hit with reverse culture shock' -- Dust allergy / Nushin Arbabzadah -- A theatre of tricksters: the story of the Afghan comedy 'Dust allergy' -- Behind the blast wall. 'Kabul in 1979 and 2016: a mother and daughter reflect on change' -- Behind the blast wall / Sonali Bhattacharyya -- Interview with Sonali Bhattacharyya about her play -- The place of shining light. 'I dressed like a boy so i could go to school' -- The place of shining light / Yasmin Joseph -- Interview with Yasmin Joseph about her play -- Parwana: they bear all the pain. '"I couldn't even scream": survival and abuse inseparable for Kabul children' -- Parwana: they bear all the pain / Alia Bano -- Reflection on her play by Alia Bano.
edited by Lesley Ferris, with Jenny Morgan.
Includes bibliographical references and index.