LEADER 03566nam 2200577 450 001 9910148589203321 005 20160715090331.0 010 $a1-4555-9140-8 010 $a1-4555-3647-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000921846 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5366837 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000921846 100 $a20180619d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA different kind of daughter $ethe girl who hid from the Taliban in plain sight /$fMaria Toorpakai with Katharine Holstein 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aNew York :$cTwelve,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 355 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-4555-9141-6 330 2 $a"'Maria Toorpakai is a true inspiration, a pioneer for millions of other women struggling to pave their own paths to autonomy, fulfillment, and genuine personhood'--Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed. Maria Toorpakai hails from Pakistan's violently oppressive northwest tribal region, where the idea of women playing sports is considered haram--un-Islamic, forbidden--and girls rarely leave their homes. But she did, passing as a boy in order to play the sports she loved, thus becoming a lightning rod of freedom in her country's fierce battle over women's rights. A DIFFERENT KIND OF DAUGHTER tell of Maria's harrowing journey to play the sport she knew was her destiny, first living as a boy and roaming the violent back alleys of the frontier city of Peshawar, rising to become the number one female squash player in Pakistan. For Maria, squash was more than liberation--it was salvation. But it was also a death sentence, thrusting her into the national spotlight and the crosshairs of the Taliban, who wanted Maria and her family dead. Maria knew her only chance of survival was to flee the country. Enter Jonathon Power, the first North American to earn the title of top squash player in the world, and the only person to heed Maria's plea for help. Recognizing her determination and talent, Jonathon invited Maria to train and compete internationally in Canada. After years of living on the run from the Taliban, Maria packed up and left the only place she had ever known to move halfway across the globe and pursue her dream. Now Maria is well on the way to becoming a world champion as she continues to be a voice for oppressed women everywhere"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aPassing (Identity)$zPakistan 606 $aEscapes$zPakistan 606 $aWomen's rights$zPakistan 606 $aWomen$zPakistan$xSocial conditions 606 $aWomen squash players$zPakistan$vBiography 606 $aSquash players$zPakistan$vBiography 606 $aWomen athletes$zPakistan$xSocial conditions 607 $aPakistan$xSocial conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPassing (Identity) 615 0$aEscapes 615 0$aWomen's rights 615 0$aWomen$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aWomen squash players 615 0$aSquash players 615 0$aWomen athletes$xSocial conditions. 676 $a796.343092 686 $aBIO026000$aBIO022000$aSPO042000$2bisacsh 700 $aToorpakai$b Maria$f1990-$01185051 702 $aHolstein$b Katharine 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910148589203321 996 $aA different kind of daughter$92747577 997 $aUNINA