Do they hear you when you cry

Fauziya Kassindja First published 1998

About this book

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.

Subjects

africa, west, social conditions
asylum, right of
biography
diaries (form)
female circumcision
kassindja, fauziya, 1977-
muslim women
political refugees
refugees
right of asylum
togo
women
women, africa