TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rodriguez,Deborah
TI  - Kabul Beauty School: the art of friendship and freedom 
SN  - 9780340935248
AV  - HQ1735.6 .R63 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London
PB  - Hodder & Stoughton
KW  - Kabul Beauty School
KW  - Women
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  - Kabul
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Muslim women
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Beauty shops
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Kabul (Afghanistan)
N2  - Soon after the fall of the Taliban, in 2001, Deborah Rodriguez went to Afghanistan as part of a humanitarian aid group. Surrounded by people whose skills--as doctors, nurses, and therapists--seemed eminently more practical than her own, Rodriguez, a hairdresser and mother from Michigan, despaired of being of any real use. Yet she found she had a gift for befriending Afghans, and once her profession became known she was eagerly sought out by Westerners desperate for a good haircut and by Afghan women, who have a long and proud tradition of running their own beauty salons. Thus the idea for the Kabul Beauty School was born. Within that small haven, the line between teacher and student quickly blurred as these vibrant women shared with Rodriguez their stories and their hearts, ultimately giving her the strength to leave her own unhealthy marriage and allow herself to love again, Afghan style.--From publisher description
ER  -