683 pages. Cover worn.text tanned, name ffep, The story of Fauziya Kassindja, who fled her African homeland to escape femal e genital mutilation and forced polygamy. Fauziya's progressive father had shiel ded her from the tribal practice of polygamy and female genital mutilation in To.

N� de ref. del art�culo 760p

Contactar al vendedor

Denunciar este art�culo

Detalles bibliogr�ficos

T�tulo

Do They Hear You When You Cry?

Editor

Transworld Pub

Fecha de publicaci�n

1999

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0553505637

ISBN 13

9780553505634

Encuadernaci�n

Paperback

Ilustrador

Illlustrated

Estado

Good

Firmado

Firmado por el autor

Cat�logos de vendedores

african history

Acerca de

Sinopsis

The story of Fauziya Kassindja, who fled her African homeland to escape female genital mutilation and forced polygamy. Fauziya's progressive father had shielded her from the tribal practice of polygamy and female genital mutilation in Togo, Africa, but when he died in 1993, everything changed. At the age of 17, she was forced to marry a much older man who already had three wives, and to undergo preparation for female genital mutilation without any painkillers or antibiotics. Days before the ritual was to take place, Fauziya's sister helped her escape to Germany, and from there she travelled to the United States seeking political asylum. When she arrived in the US she was stripped, shackled and imprisoned for 16 months by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Layli Miller Bashir, a second-year law student assigned to Fauziya's case, found a broken, emaciated girl who had been shuffled from prison to prison, was suffering from an untreated bleeding ulcer, had been subjected to several strip searches, and denied the right to follow her daily religious practices. She enlisted law professor, Karen Musalo, an expert in refugee law, who assembled a team to fight on Fauziya's behalf. Fauziya was finally granted asylum on 13 June 1996, a landmark decision.

Acerca del autor

Biography for Layli Miller Bashir Fauziya Kassindja was born in 1977 in Kpalime, Togo, the youngest daughter of a wealthy, prominent family. She now lives in Alexandria, Virginia. ayli Miller Bashir is a recent graduate from the American University Washington College of Law. She lives in Virginia with her husband. ini Kopecki is a freelance writer who lives in New York City. Biography for Fauziya Kassindja

"Sobre este t�tulo" puede pertenecer a otra edici�n de este libro.

Descripci�n de la librer�a

A small friendly online-only bookshop located in Shannon, New Zealand. We try to stock something for everyone, from modern affordable paperback novels through to older and more unusual works.

Ver la p�gina web de la librer�a

Informaci�n empresarial del vendedor

Book Express Ltd
128 Heke Street, Wellington, 6035, New Zealand

Condiciones de venta y env�o

Condiciones de venta

We guarantee the condition of every book as it is described on the Abebooks web sites. If you're dissatisfied with your purchase for any reason or if the order hasn't arrived, you're eligible for a refund within 30 days of the estimated delivery date. If you've changed your mind about a book that you've ordered, please use the Ask bookseller a question link to contact us and we'll respond within 2 business days

Condiciones de env�o

All our books are sent using the following method of packaging, but if you prefer a different method please contact us to arrange your specific requirements. Bubble wrap packaging with tissue paper, or boxed in custom made cardboard packaging from recycled cardboard. Shipping rates are based on 500g per book, but for unusually heavy books you may be contacted for any additional cost.