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Do they Hear You when You Cry / Fauziya Kassindja and Layli Miller Bashir.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Delta Trade Paperbacks, c1998.Description: xii, 528 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0385319940
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.48691 22 KAS
Summary: A true story of persecution, friendship, and ultimate triumph, Do They Hear You When You Cry chronicles the struggles of two extraordinary women: Fauziya Kassindja, who fled her African homeland to escape female genital mutilation only to be locked up in American prisons for sixteen months; and Layli Miller Bashir, a driven young law student who fought for Fauziya's freedom.Here, for the first time, is Fauziya's dramatic personal story, told in her own words, vividly detailing her life as a young woman in Togo and her nightmarish day-to-day existence in U.S. prisons. It is a story of faith and freedom, courage and inspiration.
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Books Hamu Mukasa Library Open Access / General collection; Level 1 305.48691 KAS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 119311

A true story of persecution, friendship, and ultimate triumph, Do They Hear You When You Cry chronicles the struggles of two extraordinary women: Fauziya Kassindja, who fled her African homeland to escape female genital mutilation only to be locked up in American prisons for sixteen months; and Layli Miller Bashir, a driven young law student who fought for Fauziya's freedom.

Here, for the first time, is Fauziya's dramatic personal story, told in her own words, vividly detailing her life as a young woman in Togo and her nightmarish day-to-day existence in U.S. prisons. It is a story of faith and freedom, courage and inspiration.

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