Tears Of The Desert: One Woman's True Story Of Surviving The Horrors Of Darfur by Halima Bashir

Tears Of The Desert: One Woman's True Story Of Surviving The Horrors Of Darfur

Halima Bashir

367 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional slow-paced
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Readers who appreciate harrowing, introspective memoirs of resilience amid humanitarian crises and the moral complexities of bearing witness to atrocities will find this story deeply compelling.

Description

Halima Bashir was born in Sudan. She left to study medicine, & returned as her tribe's first qualified doctor. Janjaweed Arab militias began savagely assaulting her people. She treated the traumatised victims. After speaking to a Sudanese news...

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Community Reviews

4.4
based on 224 reviews

Moods

dark: 85%

emotional: 80%

challenging: 75%

sad: 70%

tense: 60%

informative: 50%

reflective: 45%

inspiring: 25%

adventurous: 10%

hopeful: 10%


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