Tears of the Desert - One Woman's True Story of Surviving the Horrors of Darfur

Informationen zum Autor 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 they were all granted UK citizenship in 2008. Klappentext First-hand account of the genocide in South Darfur. Bashir was born and raised in Darfur, and went on to become a doctor. Returning home aged 24, she set up practice, but then Janjaweed Arab militants arrived. When she spoke out, she was arrested and tortured. She eventually escaped, and works towards raising awareness of the crisis. Zusammenfassung The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the genocide.

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This is a brave book . . . [Halima] leaves us with hope and awe in the face of her courage. Mia Farrow

Product details

• Authors: Halima Bashir, Bashir Halima
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 19.02.2009
• EAN: 9780340963579
• ISBN: 978-0-340-96357-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 196 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Sudan, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Genocide & War Crimes, HISTORY / Africa / North, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, African History, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Genocide and ethnic cleansing, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs