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Kabul Beauty School

April 13, 2007

Deborah Rodriguez writer

Deborah Rodriguez tells the story of how she gave up her job in Detroit to open a salon and cosmetology school in Kabul, Afghanistan. In Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil, Rodriguez explains why she opened the salon and school and how she and many brave women of Kabul continue to resist the resurgent, oppressive Taliban.

Series:

Muslim Culture Series

Topics: Culture & Identity

Tags: Activism | Afghanistan | Human Rights | Women's Issues

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Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil

Author: Kristin Ohlson, Deborah Rodriguez

Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks (2007)

Binding: Paperback, 320 pages

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