L'histoire d'un kidnapping réalisé avec le soutien et l'aide logistique d'une communauté juive intégriste, les Satmars, et le portrait d'une femme, la narratrice, Belge de confession catholique, qui a su vaincre ses terreurs et le pouvoir de son mari, Israélien d'origine yéménite, pour sauver ses enfants.
Sultana Al-Sa'ud, a Saudi Arabian Princess, has four mansions on three continents, her own private jet, glittering jewels, and designer dresses galore. But in reality, Sultana has no freedom or control over her own life, no value but as a bearer of sons. Hidden behind her black floor-length veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband, her sons, and her country. For the sake of her daughters, Sultana has decided to take the risk of speaking out about the life of women in her thirteen-year-old girls forced to marry men five times their age, young women killed by drowning, stoning, or isolation in the women's room, a padded, windowless cell where women are confined with neither light nor conversation until death claims them. In speaking out, Sultana risks bringing the wrath of the Saudi establishment upon her head. But by telling her story to Jean Sasson, Sultana allows us to see beyond the veils of this secret society, to the heart of a nation where sex, money, and power reign supreme.NY times bestseller"Absolutely riveting and profoundly sad…" —People magazine"A chilling story… a vivid account of an air-conditioned nightmare..." —Entertainment Weekly"Must-reading for anyone interested in human rights." —USA Today"Shocking… candid… sad, sobering, and compassionate" —San Francisco Chronicle
In this sequel to Not Without My Daughter , Betty Mahmoody describes her cultural readjustment to America, her constant fear of her husband's revenge, and her frustration with a legal system unable to offer her protection--but the story is not hers alone. Mahmoody describes her many encounters with others who have tried to escape similar situations, telling their dramatic stories with the sensitivity of one who knows only too well what they've been through and how far they still have to go. For The Love of a Child is a thrilling adventure with a vitally important message.
Die Zeit nacht der Flucht
Een Amerikaanse vrouw beschrijft hoe haar leven en dat van haar dochter eruit ziet na hun geslaagde ontsnapping uit Iran waar haar man hen vasthield en haar bemoeienis met de belangen van ouders van ontvoerde kinderen.
Zana Muhsen, born and bred in Birmingham, is of Yemeni origin. When her father told her she was to spend a holiday with relatives in North Yemen, she jumped at the chance. Aged 15 and 13 respectively, Zana and her sister discovered that they had been literally sold into marriage, and that on their arrival they were virtually prisoners. They had to adapt to a completely alien way of life, with no running water, dung-plastered walls, frequent beatings, and the ordeal of childbirth on bare floors with only old women in attendance. After eight years of misery and humiliation Zana succeeded in escaping, but her sister is still there, and it seems likely that she will now never leave the country where she has spent more than half her life. This is an updated edition of Zana's account of her experiences.
Pour l'amour d'un enfant
5 février 1986 : hagardes, épuisées, Betty Mahmoody et sa fille voient enfin flotter le drapeau américain devant leur ambassade à Ankara : elles sont libres. Le cauchemar iranien s'efface alors peu à peu. Mais Betty devra encore braver ses peurs les plus secrètes pour raconter son histoire. Son livre, le film qui en est tiré, la rendent célèbre. Et c'est par centaines que d'autres parents, qui vivent le même drame qu'elle, lui téléphonent, démunis, désespérés. Ce sont ces histoires bouleversantes qu'a choisi de raconter cette "Mère Courage", devenue présidente de la fondation "Un monde pour les enfants". L'aventure d'hommes et de femmes qui, en Afrique du Sud, au Yémen, en Allemagne, en France et partout dans le monde défient les lois et les frontières pour l'amour de leur enfant, kidnappé par leur conjoint.
De ervaringen van een met een Iranese man getrouwde Amerikaanse tijdens haar verblijf in Iran in 1984-'85.
