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  Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil (Paperback) By (author) Deborah Rodriguez, With Kristin Ohlson

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  Short Description for Kabul Beauty SchoolRodriguez went to Afghanistan in 2002, just after the fall of the Taliban, volunteering as a nurse's aide, but soon found that her skills as a trained hairdresser were far more in demand. "Kabul Beauty School" is her witty and insightful memoir of friendship and perseverance.
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  • Publisher: Random House Trade
  • Published: 18 December 2007
  • Format: Paperback 301 pages
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  • Categories: Gender Studies: Women | Islamic Studies
  • ISBN 13: 9780812976731 ISBN 10: 0812976738
  • Sales rank: 21,159

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Reviews for Kabul Beauty School

• Reviewed by Steph for TeensReadToo.comBook rating: 5

  Deborah Rodriguez is a beautician from Michigan who went over to Afghanistan after September 11th to help in any way she could. She quickly fell in love with the country and wanted to reestablish the Afghan beauticians who went out of existence when the Taliban took over. Along with help from others, she opened a beauty school where she trained Afghan women to become beauticians who could then open up their own beauty salons.
  
  This amazing true story is heartwarming yet incredibly sad at the same time. The reader learns the personal and tragic story of the many Afghan women that Rodriguez befriends. We learn of their arranged marriages to men twice their age, abusive husbands who will divorce them if the women can't bear a son, and monetary struggles and desperate attempts to find that money. It is also wonderful to read about these same women becoming independent and happy due to their education from the beauty school and their friendship with Ms. Rodriguez.
  
  This book is truly inspiring and educational. The reader learns about many customs and misconceptions about Afghanistan and its people through the real life experiences of Rodriguez. Her desire to help the kind Afghan people can inspire anyone to do the same.
  
  KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL is sure to please all readers who are open to learning about a foreign people, their customs, and an American woman who felt the need to dedicate her life to those less fortunate. by TeensReadToo

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