Dharsika and Puhalchudar are friends who share secrets, laugh at each other’s jokes, and even braid each other’s hair. Each is also prepared to kill the other should she betray the cause of Tamil nationalism. As members of the Black Tigers, these young women have trained together for seven years to be suicide bombers. Presented from the unique viewpoint of a mother who may have lost her daughter forever, My Daughter the Terrorist offers insight into why a young woman would choose to become a guerilla fighter.  NT