| Voice of Rebellion: How Mozhdah Jamalzadah Brought Hope to Afghanistan Contributor(s): Staley, Roberta (Author) |
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ISBN: 1771644133 ISBN-13: 9781771644136 Publisher: Greystone Books OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.5" (1.15 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first-ever biography of Mozhdah Jamalzadah: refugee, pop singer, and champion of women's rights. Many have tried to silence her, but Mozhdah Jamalzadah remains the most powerful female voice of her generation in Afghanistan, boldly speaking out about women's rights. Voice of Rebellion charts her incredible journey, including arriving in Canada as a child refugee, setting her father's protest poem to music (and making it a #1 hit), performing that song for Michelle and Barack Obama, and, finally, being invited to host her own show in Afghanistan. The Mozhdah Show earned her the nickname "The Oprah of Afghanistan" and tackled taboo subjects like divorce and domestic violence for the first time in the country's history. But even as her words resonated with women and families, Mozhdah received angry death threats--some of them serious--and was eventually advised to return to Canada. Traversing Central Asia and North America, Voice of Rebellion profiles a devoted singer and activist who continues to fight for change, even from afar. |