TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kassindja,Fauziya
AU  - Bashir,Layli Miller
TI  - Do they Hear You when You Cry
SN  - 0385319940
U1  - 305.48691 22
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - Delta Trade Paperbacks
KW  - Kassindja, Fauziya,
KW  - Political refugees
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Muslim women
KW  - Togo
KW  - Asylum, Right of
KW  - Female circumcision
N2  - 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
ER  -