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A girl called Genghis Khan : how Maria Toorpakai Wazir pretended to be a boy, defied the Taliban, and became a world famous squash player

Lord, Michelle (Author). Malik, Shehzil. (Added Author).

Meet Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a Pakistani girl who loved sports and longed for the freedom that boys in her culture enjoyed. She joined a squash club to pursue her dream, and was taunted, teased, and beaten but still continued playing.

Book  - 2019
J 796.343092 Toorp-L
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Biographies.
  • ISBN: 9781454931362
  • Physical Description print
    1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2019.

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