Dear Zari

Hidden Stories from Women of Afghanistan

Compelling, enlightening, heart-breaking, Dear Zari is a collection of true stories from women in Afghanistan that is more urgent now than ever.

Dear Zari gives voice to the secret lives of women across Afghanistan and allows them to tell their stories in their own words — from the child bride given as payment to end a family feud; to a life spent in a dark, dusty room weaving carpets; to a young girl brought up as a boy; to life as a widow shunned by society.

Dear Zari uncovers the reality of life in Afghanistan.

'A poignant celebration of human resilience' — Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner