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Tears of the Desert : A Memoir of Survival in Darfur by Halima Bashir & Damien Lewis is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Tears of the Desert : A Memoir of Survival in Darfur about?
Like the single white eyelash that graces her row of dark lashes--seen by her people as a mark of good fortune--Halima Bashir's story stands out. Tears of the Desert is the first memoir ever written by a woman caught up in the war in Darfur. It is a survivor's tale of a conflicted country, a resilient people, and the uncompromising spirit of a young woman who refused to be silenced.Born into the Zaghawa tribe in the Sudanese desert, Halima was doted on by her father, a cattle herder, and kept in line by her formidable grandmother. A politically astute man, Halima's father saw to it that his daughter received a good education away from their rural surroundings. Halima excelled in her studies and exams, surpassing even the privileged Arab girls who looked down their noses at the black Africans. With her love of learning and her father's support, Halima went on to study medicine, and at twenty-four became her village's first formal doctor.Yet not even the symbol of good luck that dotted her eye could protect her from the encroaching conflict that would consume her land. Janjaweed Arab militias started savagely assaulting the Zaghawa, often with the backing of the Sudanese military. Th
Who reads Tears of the Desert : A Memoir of Survival in Darfur?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Halima Bashir & Damien Lewis
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group; One World Ballantine Books
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781554689552
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, True Crime, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (116 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14