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050 00 $aHQ1735.6$b.R63 2007
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100 1 $aRodriguez, Deborah.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006058062
245 10 $aKabul Beauty School :$ban American woman goes behind the veil /$cDeborah Rodriguez ; with Kristin Ohlson.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c[2007], ©2007.
300 $a275 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
520 1 $a"Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a group offering humanitarian aid to this war-torn nation. Surrounded by men and women whose skills - as doctors, nurses, and therapists - seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother of two from Michigan, despaired of being of any real use. Yet she soon found she had a gift for befriending Afghans, and once her profession became known she was eagerly sought out by Westerners desperate for a good haircut and by Afghan women, who have a long and proud tradition of running their own beauty salons. Thus an idea was born." "With the help of corporate and international sponsors, Rodriguez founded the Kabul Beauty School and welcomed the first class in 2003. Well meaning but sometimes brazen, she stumbled through language barriers, overstepped cultural customs, and constantly juggled the challenges of a postwar nation even as she learned how to empower her students to become their families' breadwinners by learning the fundamentals of coloring techniques, haircutting, and makeup." "Yet within the small haven of the beauty school, the line between teacher and student quickly blurred as these vibrant women shared with Rodriguez their stories and their hearts: the newlywed who faked her virginity on her wedding night, the twelve-year-old bride sold into marriage to pay her family's debts, the Taliban member's wife who pursued her training despite her husband's constant beatings. Through these and other stories, Rodriguez found the strength to leave her own unhealthy marriage and allow herself to love again, Afghan style." "Kabul Beauty School is a tale of an extraordinary community of women who come together and learn the arts of perms, friendship, and freedom."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aWomen$zAfghanistan$zKabul$xSocial life and customs$y21st century.
650 0 $aMuslim women$zAfghanistan$zKabul$xSocial conditions$y21st century.
610 20 $aKabul Beauty School.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006058063
650 0 $aBeauty shops$xSocial aspects$zAfghanistan$zKabul.
651 0 $aKabul (Afghanistan)$xSocial life and customs$y21st century.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0708/2006050384-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0708/2006050384-d.html
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