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The Daughters of Kobani audiobook
- By: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
- Narrator: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
- Category: General, History, Middle East
- Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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The Daughters of Kobani Audiobook Summary
The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won
“The Daughters of Kobani is an unforgettable and nearly mythic tale of women’s power and courage. The young women profiled in this book fought a fearsome war against brutal men in impossible circumstances–and proved in the process what girls and women can accomplish when given the chance to lead. Brilliantly researched and respectfully reported, this book is a lesson in heroism, sacrifice, and the real meaning of sisterhood. I am so grateful that this story has been told.”–Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat, Pray, Love
“Absolutely fascinating and brilliantly written, The Daughters of Kobani is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand both the nobility and the brutality of war. This is one of the most compelling stories in modern warfare.”–Admiral William H. McRaven, author of Make Your Bed
In 2014, northeastern Syria might have been the last place you would expect to find a revolution centered on women’s rights. But that year, an all-female militia faced off against ISIS in a little town few had ever heard of: Kobani. By then, the Islamic State had swept across vast swaths of the country, taking town after town and spreading terror as the civil war burned all around it. From that unlikely showdown in Kobani emerged a fighting force that would wage war against ISIS across northern Syria alongside the United States. In the process, these women would spread their own political vision, determined to make women’s equality a reality by fighting–house by house, street by street, city by city–the men who bought and sold women.
Based on years of on-the-ground reporting, The Daughters of Kobani is the unforgettable story of the women of the Kurdish militia that improbably became part of the world’s best hope for stopping ISIS in Syria. Drawing from hundreds of hours of interviews, bestselling author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon introduces us to the women fighting on the front lines, determined to not only extinguish the terror of ISIS but also prove that women could lead in war and must enjoy equal rights come the peace. In helping to cement the territorial defeat of ISIS, whose savagery toward women astounded the world, these women played a central role in neutralizing the threat the group posed worldwide. In the process they earned the respect–and significant military support–of U.S. Special Operations Forces.
Rigorously reported and powerfully told, The Daughters of Kobani shines a light on a group of women intent on not only defeating the Islamic State on the battlefield but also changing women’s lives in their corner of the Middle East and beyond.
*This audiobook includes a PDF containing a map, acknowledgements, and a guide to the story’s characters.
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The Daughters of Kobani Full Details
| Narrator | Gayle Tzemach Lemmon |
| Length | 6 hours 49 minutes |
| Author | Gayle Tzemach Lemmon |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group |
| Release date | April 28, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9780593394403 |
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The publisher of the The Daughters of Kobani is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. includes the following subjects: feminist book, Afghanistan, kurdish, isis, afghanistan war books, taliban, military books, geopolitics, war books, history book, gifts for history buffs, history teacher gifts, history gifts, middle east, world history, middle east history, history books, history, books for women, feminist books, gifts for women, politics, feminist gifts, political books, best selling books for women, biographies, biography, taliban book, dallas cowboys gifts for women, feminism, islamic books, islam, military, political science, sociology, History, Middle East, General, Social Science, Women's Studies The BISAC Subject Code is General, History, Middle East
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The publisher of the The Daughters of Kobani is Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The imprint is Penguin Audio. It is supplied by Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group. The ISBN-13 is 9780593394403.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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