
A Different Kind of Daughter
the girl who hid from the taliban in plain sight
$32.30
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
27 February 2017
Summary
Defying the Taliban: The Courageous Journey of Maria Toorpakai Wazir
It’s hard enough to become the best in the world at anything. It’s even harder when people want to kill you just for trying.
Maria Toorpakai Wazir has lived her life disguised as a boy, defying the Taliban, in order to pursue her love of sport. Coming second in a national junior weightlifting event for boys, Maria decided to put her future in her own hands by going in disguise. When she discovered squash an…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781509800810 |
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ISBN-10: | 1509800816 |
Author: | Maria Toorpakai, Katharine Holstein |
Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
Imprint: | Bluebird |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 336 |
Release Date: | 27 February 2017 |
Weight: | 248g |
Dimensions: | 196mm x 131mm x 23mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
It’s hard enough to become the best in the world at anything. It’s even harder when people want to kill you just for trying.
It’s hard enough to become the best in the world at anything. It’s even harder when people want to kill you just for trying. – Mary Carillo - NBC SportsA vivid personal account of a courageous young woman standing up to one of the world’s most oppressive theocracies – Kirkus ReviewsBeyond Brave – Sunday ExpressA remarkably vivid book – Herald Scotland
About The Author
Maria Toorpakai
Born in 1990 to a Pashtun family in South Waziristan, a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, Maria is currently ranked fifty-fourth in the world and is Pakistan’s Number One at squash. The only way Maria could play sport as a girl was to disguise herself as a boy. When her gender was eventually revealed in order for her to train professionally in squash, Maria and her family received death and kidnap threats, as her actions were perceived as ‘un-Islamic’. The Pakistani national squash federation provided security for her home and training venue, but Maria decided it was a safer option to seek an opportunity to train internationally. Maria lives and trains in Toronto, Canada, under former professional squash player Jonathon Power.
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