2014-02-22T21:06:17-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ece/20140222210929002_hd.jpgReviewPhyllis Chesler talked about her book, An American Bride in Kabul: A Memoir, in which she details her marriage to an Afghan man and her experiences living in Afghanistan during the early 1960s. Once in Afghanistan, Chesler, a Jew, became part of a harem and learned about what life was like for many Afghan women living under the rule of Muslim fundamentalists. She spoke at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida.

I find it interesting that a number of feminists who are neither activists nor pioneers are genuinely upset by the fact that I continued a twice-yearly r. Twenty years old and in love, Phyllis Chesler, a Jewish-American girl from Brooklyn, embarked on an adventure that has lasted for more than a half-century. In 1961, when she arrived in K. Learn more about An American Bride in Kabul in the Lake County Public Library digital collection.

An American Bride In Kabul

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Phyllis Chesler talked about her book, An American Bride in Kabul: A Memoir, in which she details her marriage to an Afghan man and her experiences living in Afghanistan during the early 1960s. Once in Afghanistan, Chesler, a Jew, became part of a harem and learned about what life was like for many Afghan women living under the rule of Muslim fundamentalists. She spoke at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Florida. close

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