The Imam's daughter
Title:
The Imam's daughter
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Hannah Shah is an Imam's daughter. She lived the life of a Muslim but, for many years, her father abused her in the cellar of their home. At 16, she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, and she ran away. Hunted by her angry father and brothers, who were determined to make her an honour killing, she had to keep moving house to escape them. Then, worst of all, in her family's eyes, she became a Christian. Some Muslims say converting from Islam is punishable by death...One day a mob of forty men came after her, armed with hammers, sticks and knives...with her father at the front..."The Imam's Daughter" is Hannah's gripping - but ultimately inspiring - true story. Hannah found the courage to live her live free from shame, free from religious intolerance, and free from the abuse that haunted her childhood. This is a remarkable true story of how a young girl escaped a life of torture ... a story you won't forget.
Year Published:
2010
Physical Description:
281 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents:
My street -- To Pakistan, with love -- Lessons -- A child alone -- Innocence lost -- Submission -- My father's house -- A caged bird crying -- Rebellion's spring -- Resistance, sweet resistance -- The outsider -- The truant -- Dirty little me -- Shackled bride -- The escape -- Mrs. Jones's house -- Apostasy pending -- My church -- Moving on -- Baptism of blood -- The mob -- The certainties of ignorance -- Hunted -- Finding me -- Finding love -- Lavender dreams -- Justice for them -- Silence broken.
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ISBN:
9780310318194
Publisher:
Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2010.
