Born in 1990 to a Pashtun family in South Waziristan, a tribal region bordering Afghanistan, Maria is Pakistan's greatest ever female squash player. The only way Maria could play sport as a girl was to disguise herself as a boy. When her gender was eventually revealed in order for her to train professionally in squash, Maria and her family received death and kidnap threats, as her actions were perceived as 'un-Islamic'. The Pakistani national squash federation provided security for her home and training venue, but Maria decided it was a safer option to seek an opportunity to train internationally. Maria lives and trains in Toronto, Canada, under former professional squash player Jonathon Power. A Different Kind of Daughter is her memoir.
Chapter
1: Prologue Chapter
2: Between the Mountains Chapter
3: The Mullah Chapter
4: An Unlikely Bride Chapter
5: Genghis Khan Chapter
6: Bhutto's Muse Chapter
7: The Wall Chapter
8: the City of Guns Chapter
9: Deities, Temples and Angels Chapter
10: Out of the Tribal Lands Chapter
11: The Capital of Empires Chapter
12: I Am Maria Chapter
13: Playing Like a Girl Chapter
14: Smoking Scorpions Chapter
15: Rupees for My Mother Chapter
16: The Giver of Treasure Chapter
17: Number One Chapter
18: In the Crosshairs Chapter
19: Purdah Chapter
20: Breakbone Fever Chapter
21: Liberty Bell Chapter
22: Epilogue: One Thousand Marias Acknowledgements
23: Acknowledgments Chapter
24: About the Authors Chapter
25: A Letter about MariaToorpakai.org
