An edition of Tears of the Desert (2008)

Tears of the desert

a memoir of survival in Darfur

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An edition of Tears of the Desert (2008)

Tears of the desert

a memoir of survival in Darfur

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Like the single white eyelash that graces her row of dark lashes--seen by her people as a mark of good fortune--Halima Bashir's story stands out. Tears of the Desert is the first memoir ever written by a woman caught up in the war in Darfur. It is a survivor's tale of a conflicted country, a resilient people, and the uncompromising spirit of a young woman who refused to be silenced.Born into the Zaghawa tribe in the Sudanese desert, Halima was doted on by her father, a cattle herder, and kept in line by her formidable grandmother. A politically astute man, Halima's father saw to it that his daughter received a good education away from their rural surroundings. Halima excelled in her studies and exams, surpassing even the privileged Arab girls who looked down their noses at the black Africans. With her love of learning and her father's support, Halima went on to study medicine, and at twenty-four became her village's first formal doctor.Yet not even the symbol of good luck that dotted her eye could protect her from the encroaching conflict that would consume her land. Janjaweed Arab militias started savagely assaulting the Zaghawa, often with the backing of the Sudanese military. Then, in early 2004, the Janjaweed attacked Bashir's village and surrounding areas, raping forty-two schoolgirls and their teachers. Bashir, who treated the traumatized victims, some as young as eight years old, could no longer remain quiet. But breaking her silence ignited a horrifying turn of events.In this harrowing and heartbreaking account, Halima Bashir sheds light on the hundreds of thousands of innocent lives being eradicated by what is fast becoming one of the most terrifying genocides of the twenty-first century. Raw and riveting, Tears of the Desert is more than just a memoir--it is Halima Bashir's global call to action.From the Hardcover edition.

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Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur (Random House Reader's Circle)
September 29, 2009, One World/Ballantine, Random House Publishing Group
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Tears of the Desert
2008, Random House Publishing Group
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Tears of the desert: a memoir of survival in Darfur
2008, One World Ballantine Books
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Dewey Decimal Class
962.404/3, B
Library of Congress
DT159.6.D27 B37 2008

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Pagination
p. cm.

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Open Library
OL16865133M
Internet Archive
tearsofdesertmem00bash
ISBN 13
9780345506252
LCCN
2008020588
Library Thing
5444036
Goodreads
3170677

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