quixoticwrts_
Inspired by true events.
In the war-torn heart of Herat, where girls are forbidden to dream and women are punished for knowledge, one mother dares to teach - in a hidden basement, beneath the noise of a regime that fears books more than bullets.
Zara, a former schoolteacher, risks everything to create a secret classroom for girls robbed of their futures. Nasreen, the daughter of a powerful cleric, slips through the shadows each day to learn the one thing her father fears most: the truth.
But in a world where betrayal can be fatal and a whisper can cost your life, how far can they go before everything falls apart?
This is a story of forbidden learning, unshakable courage, and the quiet rebellion of women who teach, read, and rise - even underground.