The dressmaker of Khair Khana five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe

The dressmaker of Khair Khana five sisters, one remarkable family, and the woman who risked everything to keep them safe

The incredible true account of Kamila Sidiqi who, when her father and brother were forced to flee Kabul, became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Armed only with grit and determination, she picked up a needle and thread and created a thriving business of her own and held her family togethe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tzemach Lemmon, Gayle
Resource Type: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Harper c2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Sediqi, Kamela > 1977-.
Sediqi, Kamela > 1977- > Family.
Dressmakers > Afghanistan > Kabul > Biography.
Sisters > Afghanistan > Kabul > Biography.
Businesswomen > Afghanistan > Kabul > Biography.
Community life > Afghanistan > Kabul > History > 21st century.
Khair Khana (Kabul, Afghanistan) > Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) > Biography.
Kabul (Afghanistan) > Social life and customs > 21st century.
Kabul (Afghanistan) > Economic conditions > 21st century.

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Accession # Call # Volume/Part# Copy # Collection Circulation Type Circulation Status
UCWS-3335G DS 375 K2 / T94 2011 Room-use Only On-Shelf