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In the Author's Voice: The Dressmaker of Khair Khana

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Jeff Williams
Published April 17, 2012 at 3:55 PM CDT
Harper

Now out in paperback is the remarkable story of Kamila Sidiqi, a young Afghan woman who found herself responsible for providing for her family after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 1996.  The Dressmaker of Khair Khana chronicles the story of Sidiqi and her family and friends.  WSIU Radio's Jeff Williams talked with the book's author former ABC News reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon for this edition of In the Author's Voice.
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Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams is the Associate Director for Radio and Station Manager for WSIU Radio. Jeff is a native of southern Illinois and has been in broadcasting for 30 years. Contact WSIU Radio at 618-453-6101 or email wsiuradio@wsiu.org
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