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Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram by Isha Sesay
5.0
Beneath The Tamarind Tree #bookrecommendation
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Isha Sesay is an award winning journalist who constantly worked on the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping incident. Having worked for the CNN for over a decade, Isha has been covering this case since the very beginning. Isha was born in Seirra Leone to well educated parents who pushed her towards knowledge. Her mother who later became her pillar of support always encouraged her to stand by her Chibok sisters. This book is the real take on what actually happened to the girls during the period of two years when they were abducted.
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Boko Haram, a religious Jihadi terrorist group who condemned Western ideologies were against women education and believed in spreading Islam as the one true religion. The group was formed around 2002 and has caused terror ever since. Thousands were killed in the name of religion and many were converted or taken as captive. When members of Boko Haram abducted around 300 schoolgirls from their hostel in Chibok, they wanted to send a message across to the government and people of Nigeria. The girls were asked to covert and accept Islam as their new religion and were hidden away in a forest for close to two years. Isha Sessay interviews the girls and puts across their experience of being a captive. The lives of few girls were taken as example. The lives of Dorcas, Priscilla and Saa during those days are explained vividly in this book.
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Nigerian government's part in this abduction case has been exposed severely by the brave author. She writes about the indifference of the government as they were quick to treat this abduction as a hoax to save face. She is bold and her voice has brought about a complete set of revelations to the public. Few girls managed to escape from the Boko Haram's clutches, while others were released as part of an exchange organised by the government. More than 100 hundred girls are still missing. The unfairness of it all shocks me even now. It's saddening to see how the parents struggled to get their girls back while few of them still wait for a sign from the missing ones. Beneath the tamarind tree is a beautiful and powerful read. It's informative and moving.
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Rating- 5/5.
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Isha Sesay is an award winning journalist who constantly worked on the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping incident. Having worked for the CNN for over a decade, Isha has been covering this case since the very beginning. Isha was born in Seirra Leone to well educated parents who pushed her towards knowledge. Her mother who later became her pillar of support always encouraged her to stand by her Chibok sisters. This book is the real take on what actually happened to the girls during the period of two years when they were abducted.
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Boko Haram, a religious Jihadi terrorist group who condemned Western ideologies were against women education and believed in spreading Islam as the one true religion. The group was formed around 2002 and has caused terror ever since. Thousands were killed in the name of religion and many were converted or taken as captive. When members of Boko Haram abducted around 300 schoolgirls from their hostel in Chibok, they wanted to send a message across to the government and people of Nigeria. The girls were asked to covert and accept Islam as their new religion and were hidden away in a forest for close to two years. Isha Sessay interviews the girls and puts across their experience of being a captive. The lives of few girls were taken as example. The lives of Dorcas, Priscilla and Saa during those days are explained vividly in this book.
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Nigerian government's part in this abduction case has been exposed severely by the brave author. She writes about the indifference of the government as they were quick to treat this abduction as a hoax to save face. She is bold and her voice has brought about a complete set of revelations to the public. Few girls managed to escape from the Boko Haram's clutches, while others were released as part of an exchange organised by the government. More than 100 hundred girls are still missing. The unfairness of it all shocks me even now. It's saddening to see how the parents struggled to get their girls back while few of them still wait for a sign from the missing ones. Beneath the tamarind tree is a beautiful and powerful read. It's informative and moving.
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Rating- 5/5.