{"id":40466,"date":"2016-04-27T12:12:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T16:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=40466"},"modified":"2016-04-27T14:16:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T18:16:45","slug":"lovers-afghanistans-romeo-juliet-rod-nordland-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/lovers-afghanistans-romeo-juliet-rod-nordland-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lovers: Afghanistan&#8217;s Romeo and Juliet | The True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing by Rod Nordland [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40449\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/Lovers.Afghanistans-RJ-by-Rod-Nordland-on-BookDragon-via-Library-Journal-530x800.jpg\" alt=\"Lovers.Afghanistan's RJ by Rod Nordland on BookDragon via Library Journal\" width=\"530\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/Lovers.Afghanistans-RJ-by-Rod-Nordland-on-BookDragon-via-Library-Journal-530x800.jpg 530w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/02\/Lovers.Afghanistans-RJ-by-Rod-Nordland-on-BookDragon-via-Library-Journal.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>Journalist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nordland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Rod Nordland<\/a>\u2019s debut title began as a series of popular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/03\/10\/world\/asia\/2-star-crossed-afghans-cling-to-love-even-at-risk-of-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2014 <em>New York Times<\/em> articles<\/a> that introduced Ali and Zakia as Afghanistan\u2019s Romeo and Juliet. At the time of the book\u2019s publication, the young lovers were alive and living together, though facing a dangerously uncertain future. Zakia is Tajik and Sunni, Ali is Hazara and Shia \u2013 differences serious enough to warrant being hunted by Zakia\u2019s family in the name of their&nbsp;family honor when the pair run&nbsp;away to marry.<\/p>\n<p>Nordland chronicles the pair&#8217;s&nbsp;desperate odyssey through villages, mountains, and cities, with a disastrous foray into Tajikistan. While the lovers are the narrative\u2019s stars, equally intriguing are Nordland\u2019s recurring crises of journalistic ethics at odds with his humane responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>His revealing explorations of the efficacy of international NGOs, wealthy donors, and too-eager community leaders enhance the lovers\u2019 epic far beyond an exercise in Western voyeurism. Nordland\u2019s frustration is palpable as he reveals that the women of Afghanistan no longer get the worldwide media attention they did a few years ago; supplemental material at book\u2019s end effectively illuminates their dire plight, including the brutal rape of a 10-year-old girl by a vicious mullah.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict:<\/strong> An indispensable acquisition for libraries intending to increase their international nonfiction collections.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: modified from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/reviews.libraryjournal.com\/2016\/04\/media\/lj-media-reviews-april-15-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;Audio,&#8221; <em>Library Journal<\/em>, April 15, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2016<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalist Rod Nordland\u2019s debut title began as a series of popular 2014 New York Times articles that introduced Ali and Zakia as Afghanistan\u2019s Romeo and Juliet. 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