In February 2020 the US began to withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly twenty years of occupation. A whole g eneration of Afghan women had been born during that time&mdash\;women who had grown up in relative peace\, gone to school\, entered the professions\ , even served in the army and Parliament. The women of Afghanistan watched as the Taliban filled the streets again. They knew everything was about t o change.
\nIn the bustling\, cosmopolitan city of Kabul\, women are TV newscasters\, shop owners\, doctors\, teachers\, lawyers\, even soldie rs. They include Marjan\, who fought with the Afghan army\, and will risk everything to keep her daughter Hawa safe. In her earlier days Marjan was called Rahima and had lived the life of a bacha posh&mdash\;a girl raised as a boy until she came of age. Forced into an early marriage\, Rahima too k the name Marjan when she fled her warlord husband. She&rsquo\;s created a whole new life for herself\, one she will not give up easily.
\nSo has Soraya\, who defiantly wore red lipstick as she led the army&rsquo\;s all-female combat force over the objections of her upper-class family. So raya&rsquo\;s now a wanted woman whose brother may choose not to shelter h er from the Taliban. What will become of her? Or Mina\, a journalist and b roadcaster whose beautiful face is known to everyone in Kabul&mdash\;inclu ding the new regime?
\nFight or flight? Or find a third way? One thi ng is for certain: none of these women will meekly accept her fate.
\n< p>An epic saga of fear\, resistance\, change\, and reinvention\, City of W idows gives voices to the unforgettable Afghan women at a crossroads of hi story.\nCalvert Library strives to make our events accessible to al l. For access questions or requests\, call 410-535-0291.
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