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Commander Zahra
THE HISTORIC FIRST ARAB NOVEL SET ENTIRELY IN AFGHANISTAN & HIGH-STAKES FEMINIST THRILLER.
Drawing on his years of firsthand experience as a UN spokesperson in Kabul, Khaled Mansour delivers a high-stakes, fast-paced feminist thriller that unfolds over a tense 24 hours. Minutes after taking off from Kabul airport, Zahra pulls a concealed submachine gun from beneath her burqa, leading a defiant group of women in a desperate hijacking to escape forced marriage, systemic violence, and domestic tyranny. As gunfire erupts 25,000 feet above the ground, a high-level geopolitical storm races through boardroom meetings in Washington, newsrooms in New York, and intelligence networks in Islamabad. Addressing the harsh realities faced by Afghan women under fundamentalist siege-from forced child marriage to marital rape-commander Zahra is a gripping, politically charged narrative that celebrates the fierce, unbroken spirit of women reclaiming their lives in the clouds.
Khaled Mansour
An acclaimed Egyptian novelist, journalist, and former senior United Nations international official, Khaled Mansour worked for decades in journalism, human rights, peacebuilding, and humanitarian aid across conflict zones globally, including Afghanistan and South Asia. A full-time writer since 2015, he is the author of nine major books spanning fiction, memoirs, and political analysis-most notably his celebrated book From Taliban to Taliban and his novels Minefield and Leader Zahra. Renowned for his deep geopolitical insight, humanitarian advocacy, and accessible, multi-layered prose, Mansour’s literary work fearlessly addresses global political conflicts, women’s liberation, and human resilience under fundamentalist siege.
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