Silent Night, Unholy Night

Refugee Stories

Fiction & Literature
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Author: Allessandra Domenica ISBN: 9781514424766
Publisher: Xlibris US Publication: November 20, 2015
Imprint: Xlibris US Language: English
Author: Allessandra Domenica
ISBN: 9781514424766
Publisher: Xlibris US
Publication: November 20, 2015
Imprint: Xlibris US
Language: English

Listen, youre like a ball. When I kick you against the wall, youll just bounce back to me, Saras husband, Mohammed barks at her. Mohammed is an Imam or religious leader in Saudi Arabia. One night he returns home, kicks Sara out of their matrimonial bed, and announces he has married a second wife, Hiba, a 16 year old child-bride. When Sara has the audacity to react, he manipulates her into thinking she is somehow at fault. Sara is a devoted mother of four boys, and yet, she is compelled to flee Saudi Arabia and leave her children behind. She can no longer tolerate the physical and emotional abuse to which she has been subjected throughout her marriage. Sara is not alone. Silent Night, Unholy Night - Refugee Stories deals with women from all over the world, including Nigeria, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Albania. These women were compelled to flee their countries of origin due to gender-based persecution. They are refugees who suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, abduction, coerced marriage and human trafficking. There is no state or police protection for abused women in many countries. Violence against women is regarded as a private family matter, and the police will not intervene to protect these victims. Often the society in which they live and their own families do not support them. Raw and riveting, their stories scream out to be heard.

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Listen, youre like a ball. When I kick you against the wall, youll just bounce back to me, Saras husband, Mohammed barks at her. Mohammed is an Imam or religious leader in Saudi Arabia. One night he returns home, kicks Sara out of their matrimonial bed, and announces he has married a second wife, Hiba, a 16 year old child-bride. When Sara has the audacity to react, he manipulates her into thinking she is somehow at fault. Sara is a devoted mother of four boys, and yet, she is compelled to flee Saudi Arabia and leave her children behind. She can no longer tolerate the physical and emotional abuse to which she has been subjected throughout her marriage. Sara is not alone. Silent Night, Unholy Night - Refugee Stories deals with women from all over the world, including Nigeria, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Albania. These women were compelled to flee their countries of origin due to gender-based persecution. They are refugees who suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, abduction, coerced marriage and human trafficking. There is no state or police protection for abused women in many countries. Violence against women is regarded as a private family matter, and the police will not intervene to protect these victims. Often the society in which they live and their own families do not support them. Raw and riveting, their stories scream out to be heard.

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