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Tears of the Desert: One Woman's True Story of Surviving the Horrors of Darfur (Paperback)
Short Description for Tears of the DesertThe first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the genocide.
Full description- Publisher: Hodder Paperback
- Published: 19 February 2009
- Format: Paperback 384 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Memoirs | African History | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | 21st Century History: From C 2000 - | Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing | Military History
- ISBN 13: 9780340963579 ISBN 10: 0340963573
- Sales rank: 79,217
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Full description for Tears of the Desert
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 a Sudanese newspaper and to the UN charities. Then the secret police came for her. For days Halima was interrogated and subjected to unspeakable torture. She finally escaped but the nightmare just seemed to follow her...This inspiring story tells of one woman's determination to survive and her passion to defend her people. For the first time, we can truly understand the personal horrors of Darfur from someone who lived through it.
