The Woman Who Joined the Taliban

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Beverley Giesbrecht was a successful Canadian publishing executive and devout Christian living near Vancouver before the events of 9/11 changed her life forever. Within seven months she had converted to Islam and was on a path that would lead to her 2008 kidnapping and disappearance in the Taliban heartland.
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Nov 26, 2020
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Nov 22, 2021
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