""Kitch writes beautifully and in a very engaging manner that draws the reader into the story she is telling. Jamila and Marzia come across as thoughtful and compelling women of great integrity who have devoted themselves to women's rights and national progress.""--Valentine Moghadam, author of Globalization and Social Movements: Islamism, Feminism, and the Global Justice Movement ""Presents insights into the lives of . . . urban, educated Afghan women in a way that other books and articles available do not. . . . Kitch's reflections and conclusions are unique and valuable to the conversation about Afghanistan, gender, international intervention, [and] development.""--Anne Brodsky, author of With All Our Strength: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan