Tears of the Desert - Couverture souple

Bashir, Halima

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340963603 ISBN 13 : 9780340963609

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur is an incredibly powerful account of the horrors of the genocide. Born into Zaghawa tribe in the remote western deserts of the Sudan, Halima Bashir had a wonderfully rich childhood in a close-knit family where she flourished. She went to university and to study medicine and returned to her people as their first practicing doctor. But this happy environment was shattered when Janjaweed Arab militias began savagely attacking her tribe, gang raping schoolgirls and innocent women. Unable to stand by and do nothing, Halima spoke out to a Sudanese newspaper and to the UN. But then her own nightmare began. She was captured, tortured and raped. Although she finally escaped, the army followed her and she knew that she would have to leave for good. She set out on an epic journey to escape the hell of Darfur. This inspiring story tells of one woman's determination to survive and her passion to defend her people. Personal and profound, her story presents a stark reality so often deadened by the anonymity of news reports.

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À propos de l'auteur

Halima Bashir grew up in the remote deserts of Darfur, Sudan, in a loving family that was part of the black African Zaghawa tribe. She proved herself to be academically gifted and went on to be the first person in her village to qualify as a medical doctor. But then war broke out and her life sprialled into an unimaginably dark nightmare. In 2005 she finally sought asylum in the UK where she continues to speak out about the violence in Sudan. In October 2008 she won the Victor Gollancz Human Rights Prize. Halima still lives in the UK with her husband and two sons and thwy were all granted UK citizenship in 2008.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340963603
• ISBN 13: 9780340963609
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible