Nadia Hashimi is the author of WHEN THE MOON IS LOW. Hashimi’s parents left Afghanistan in the 1970s, before the Soviet invasion. Her novel shows the rise of the Taliban, the effect of the regime on the freedom and independence of women and their families, and how societal upheavals such as this help create the refugee crisis we see in numerous regions of the world today.
Aired May 29, 2016.
