Meet the Author Book Launch of Tali Girls: A Novel of Afghanistan
Join us for an exciting in-person book launch collaboration between Imperial As One and the Afghanistan Institute for Strategic Studies!
This is a fantastic opportunity to hear from a fantastic panel of guests about the book
This event will take place on Wednesday, 13 March 2024, starting at 15:00 PM GMT.
Location: LTUG, Imperial College Business School, South Kensington Campus
Panel includes :
- Dr Camille Kandiko Howson Associate Professor of Education, Centre for Higher Education Research & Scholarship, Imperial College London
- Mr Aslam Jawadi Journalist and chief editor at Afghanistan International TV
- Ms Veronica Doubleday Musician, and researching, recording, teaching and publishing scholarship on traditional music of Afghanistan- together with her husband, John Baily
Moderator: Ms Fahima Zaheen Executive Director Afghan Association Paiwand
An intimate look at the lives, loves, horrors, and dreams of girls and women in an Afghan mountain village under Taliban rule
A heartbreaking tragedy in the vein of The Kite Runner from a major English-speaking Afghan figure famous for his books and long career in politics
Siamak Herawi brings Afghan women centerstage and takes us deep into the heart of his motherland to witness the reality of their lives under the Taliban’s most extreme interpretation of Islam. Based on true stories, the result is a sobering and harrowing tale that relates the current ethos of a country under occupation by one power or another for more than half a century.
The central figures illuminate the power of love, friendship, and generosity in the face of poverty and oppression.
In Sara Khalili’s vibrant and nuanced translation from the Persian, Tali Girls tears down the curtain and exposes the treacherous realities of what women are up against in modern-day, war-torn Afghanistan.
During the event there will be an opportunity to network and refreshments will be served!
This Event is part of Women at Imperial Week 2024
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