Embroidering within Boundaries: Afghan Women Creating a Future

Author: Rangina Hamidi and Mary Littrell Category: Book Publisher: Thrums Books/Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Published: 2017 Tags: Cover image |

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This book traces the converging paths of traditional khamak embroidery, the 400 brave women who have found in it a way to build their lives, and the tenuous state of their efforts as the fate of Kandahar hangs in the balance.

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