Jill abramson, former executive editor of the new york times a deeply reported and deeply felt book about true love and its political and personal consequences in one of the most dangerous countries in the world, for journalists and lovers. Rod nordland of the new york times chronicles their remarkable odyssey in his book, the lovers, and joins jeffrey brown to discuss the intersection of romance and religion in the muslim. The rod nordland papers dolph briscoe center for american history. New york times journalist, rod nordland, has chronicled the plight of the young lovers telling their extraordinary story of courage, perseverance and love in one of the worlds most troubled countries. Rod nordland will discuss his new book, the lovers.
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Harvard book store welcomes correspondentatlarge for the new york times rod nordland for a discussion of his book the lovers. A chronicle of afghanistans modernday romeo and juliet. Even today, women are killed for such small transgressions as glancing at the wrong ma. This moving love story is told against the bigger backdrop of the horrific but widespread practices that women are subjected to in afghanistan.
Rod nordland follows two defiant lovers to reveal a nations rigid rules that constrict the lives of women. Rod nordland seamlessly weaves the personal and the political in urgent, effortless prose to tell a story that is not only beautifully written but also vitally important for our times. The lovers afghanistans romeo and juliet, the true story of how they defied their families and escaped an honor killing rod nordland. Their case went to courts in bamiyan and then kabul, where it. Rod nordland of ny times to discuss his book the lovers. Afghanistans romeo and juliet, the true story of how they defied their families and escaped an honor killing, on february 10 at 6. Ali and zakia grew up on neighboring farms in central afghanistan, but since they were of different muslim sects, the two were worlds apart. Afghanistans romeo and juliet, the true story of how they defied their families and escaped an honor killing.
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