Burned alive / (Record no. 16441)

MARC details
ISBN
International Standard Book Number 9780553816303
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Call number 362.8292092 SO BU
MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL AUTHOR
Authors Souad.
TITLE STATEMENT
Title Burned alive /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Souad, in collaboration with Marie-Therese Cuny ; translated from the French by Judith S. Armbruster.
VARYING FORM OF TITLE
Title proper/short title [Brûlée vive. English ]
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication London :
Publisher Bantam,
Date c2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 333 p ;
Size 18 cm.
SUMMARY
Summary When Souad was 17 she fell in love. In her village, as in so many others, sex before marriage was considered a grave dishonour to one's family and was punishable by death. This was her crime. Her brother-in-law was given the task of arranging her punishment. One morning while Souad was washing the family's clothes, he crept up on her, poured petrol over her and set her alight. In the eyes of their community he was a hero. An execution for a 'crime of honour' was a respectable duty unlikely to bring about condemnation from others. It certainly would not have provoked calls for his prosecution. More than 5,000 cases of such honour killings are reported around the world each year and many more take place that we hear nothing about.Miraculously, Souad survived rescued by the women of her village, who put out the flames and took her to a local hospital. Horrifically burned, and abandoned by her family and community, it was only the intervention of a European aid worker that enabled Souad to receive the care and sanctuary she so desperately needed and to start her life again. She has now decided to tell her story and uncover the barbarity of honour killings, a practice which continues to this day.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Honor killings
Form Palestine.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading Abused women
Form Palestine
Geographic Biography.
ADDED ENTRY
Personal name Cuny, Marie-Therese.
ADDED ENTRY
Personal name Armbruster, Judith S.,
Role Translator.
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Holdings
Date last seen Full call number Barcode Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Permanent location Current location Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition
26/01/2017 362.8292092 SO BU T0036910 40.00 26/01/2017 REGULAR   Dewey Decimal Classification       University of Wollongong in Dubai University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 12/07/2009 Carrefour