With All Our Strength: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan

The events of September 11 catapulted Afghanistan and the plight of Afghan women under Taliban fundamentalism to the front pages of the world press. While the attention was new, the crisis for Afghan women has been ongoing for decades. Since their founding in 1977, members of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) have risked life and limb daily to help their tortured sisters in Afghanistan and Pakistan. With All Our Strength is the inside story of this women-led underground organization and their fight for the rights of Afghan women. Anne Brodsky, the first writer given in-depth access to meet and interview their members, Afghan supporters, and the people they serve as well as visit their operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, shines light on the gruesome lives of Afghan women under some of the most brutal sexist oppression in the world. Amazingly, though there are many tragic stories here, there are also stories of courage, incredible resilience, and even triumph.