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Tears of the Desert: One woman´s true story of surviving the horrors of Darfur
Halima Bashir
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Description for Tears of the Desert: One woman´s true story of surviving the horrors of Darfur
Paperback. The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the genocide. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JMC; BM; HBJH; HBLX; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 314.
Halima Bashir was born into the remote western deserts of Sudan. She grew up in a wonderfully rich environment and later went on to study medicine. At the age of twenty-four she returned to her tribe and began practising as their first ever qualified doctor. But then a dark cloud descended upon her people...
Janjaweed Arab militias began savagely assaulting her people. At first, Halima tried not to get involved. But in January 2004 they attacked people in her village. Halima treated the traumatised victims and was sickened by what she saw. She decided to speak out in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340963579
SKU
V9780340963579
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About Halima Bashir
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 spiralled into an unimaginably ... Read more
Reviews for Tears of the Desert: One woman´s true story of surviving the horrors of Darfur
This is a brave book . . . [Halima] leaves us with hope and awe in the face of her courage.
Mia Farrow
`The genocide in Darfur has found its Anne Frank . . . TEARS OF THE DESERT is a searingly frank testimonial of a war crime that deserves all our attention.'
Tim Butcher, author of ... Read more
Mia Farrow
`The genocide in Darfur has found its Anne Frank . . . TEARS OF THE DESERT is a searingly frank testimonial of a war crime that deserves all our attention.'
Tim Butcher, author of ... Read more