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"You'll be a kid, my princess." With these stunning words Ukmina found that she was to spend her child years as a young man. In Afghanistan there's a popular practice of females dressing as boys to experiment with the role of your kid. These children are called bacha posh: virtually "girls dressed as boys." This practice offers young families the freedom to permit their child to shop and work - and perhaps, it helps you to save them from the disgrace of not having a guy heir. However in adolescence, religion restores the natural laws. Girls must marry, give birth, and present up their independence. Ukmina made a decision to confront communal and family pressure and keep her menswear. This courageous choice paved just how for an extraordinary future: She pay war against the Soviets, aids the mujaheddin and finally commands the value of all whom she encounters. She eventually becomes one of the elected council participants of her province. But independence always has a cost. For "Ukmina warrior" that price was her life as a woman. This is a stunning and courageous memoir in regards to a little known practice that will issue your perceptions about gender and the courage it requires to live your life to the fullest.
