{"title":"Batya Swift Yasgur","description":"\u003cp\u003eBATYA SWIFT YASGUR is a licensed social worker and freelance medical writer whose work appears regularly in Medscape and WebMD. Her books include \u003cem\u003eWomen at Risk\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAmerica: A Freedom Country\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYasgur won the 1995 Mystery Writers of America’s Robert L. Fish Award for Best First Published Mystery Story and the Coalition of Alternatives in Jewish Education’s David Dornstein Memorial Creative Writing Award for short fiction. She holds a BA from Barnard College, an MA in Near Eastern Languages from Harvard University, and an MSW from Rutgers University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Yasgur serves on the advisory board of the Afghan Women’s Fund. Her fiction, which has appeared in \u003cem\u003eEllery Queen’s Mystery Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, reflects an engagement with lives shaped by challenge and circumstance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBatya lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBatya Swift Yasgur’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"behind-the-burqa","title":"Behind the Burqa: Our Life in Afghanistan and How We Escaped to Freedom","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eAdvance Praise for \u003cem\u003eBehind the Burqa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Whenever and wherever adults make war, children die and women are subjected to fear and humiliation. This is true of Afghanistan too. Read this harrowing book. The tragic yet heroic tale of two women is told with great simplicity. They will haunt you.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The stories of Sulima and Hala achingly articulate the twin and enduring legacies of misogyny and violence. A critical historical document, \u003cem\u003eBehind the Burqa\u003c\/em\u003e ultimately reveals the unbreakable strength of Afghan women.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues, Founder and Artistic Director, V-Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBehind the Burqa\u003c\/em\u003e provides important information about conditions in Afghanistan, as well as the plight of asylum-seekers in the United States. I highly recommend this book to all people who are concerned about human rights, both at home and abroad.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Senator Sam Brownback, (R. Kansas) ranking member, Immigration Subcommittee, Committee on the Judiciary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a gripping reading experience, and it also offers important suggestions for those who would like to participate in making our asylum politics more humane.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Eleanor Acer, Director, Asylum Program, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book shows the injustices suffered by innocent women seeking asylum in the U. S. and the power of religious faith to provide hope and courage even in prison.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Fauziya Kassindja, author of \u003cem\u003eDo They Hear You When You Cry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sulima and Hala epitomize the worldwide struggle of women for equality and justice. Their story is gripping and illuminating.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Jessica Neuwirth, President of Equality Now\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1681621045\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781681621043\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Batya Swift Yasgur","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185565040856,"sku":"9780471263890","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43185565073624,"sku":"9781681621043","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470350072_FC_1_mockup_v2_1740150864_8eecb933-2bcf-408a-80a2-7149c134f79d.jpg?v=1790991219"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-batya-swift-yasgur.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}