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A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
One World
September 2008
On Sale: September 9, 2008
336 pages
ISBN: 0345506251
EAN: 9780345506252
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
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. Then, in early 2004, the Janjaweed
attacked Bashir’s village and surrounding areas, raping
forty-two schoolgirls and their teachers. Bashir, who
treated the traumatized victims, some as young as eight
years old, could no longer remain quiet. But breaking her
silence ignited a horrifying turn of events. In this harrowing and heartbreaking account, Halima Bashir
sheds light on the hundreds of thousands of innocent lives
being eradicated by what is fast becoming one of the most
terrifying genocides of the twenty-first century. Raw and
riveting, Tears of the Desert is more than just a memoir–it
is Halima Bashir’s global call to action.
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