Lifting the Chaderi: My Life as an Afghan Refugee

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During the Taliban era in Afghanistan, women were made to wear the chaderi, a tent-like veil that covers the entire body and face. However, in the liberal 1970s, women in the capital city of Kabul typically wore Western-style clothing. After war breaks out, and her country is overcome with bombs and death, 22-year-old Anisa must don the veil for the first time and flee her country as a refugee. The journey is long and dangerous, over a treacherous mountain pass. She leaves most of her family and friends behind, in order to find peace in a land where she can be free: America. As a new nurse-midwife, Anisa struggles to adapt to American life and overcome her cultural limitations and anxieties. A true story of how a heart filled with love and hope for a better life inspires immense bravery, reminding us that the power of family can always be felt, no matter how inconceivable the distance. Discover what you'll find, when you lift the chaderi.