Girl Fighters: A Tale of Strife in Yemen

by Carolyn Han

Book Overview

Girl Fighters is a novel based on a true account of two girls who passed as men and fought in Yemen's 1960's civil war.

The characters in our story are two cousins who dress as males and are known as Mohammed and Ali. The men in their family have died in war. The girls feel it is their duty to seek revenge, the code of honor in tribal society. However in Yemen girls are hidden from public view-behind walls, doors, and veils. When Mohammed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1951082249
• ISBN13: 9781951082246
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Cune Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 9.0"