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Keeping Hope Alive: How One Somali Woman Changed 90,000 Lives: How One Somalian Woman Changed 90,000 Lives
Dr. Hawa Abdi
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Description for Keeping Hope Alive: How One Somali Woman Changed 90,000 Lives: How One Somalian Woman Changed 90,000 Lives
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp col photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; 3JM; BGTA; JFFD; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
For the last twenty years, Dr Hawa Abdi and her daughters have run a refugee camp on their family farm not far from Mogadishu which has grown to shelter 90,000 displaced Somalis: men, women, and children in urgent need of medical attention. As Islamist militia groups have been battling for control of the country creating one of the most dire human rights crises in the world, Dr. Abdi's camp is a beacon of hope for the Somalis, most of whom have no proper access to health care. She was recently held hostage by a militant groups who threatened her life ... Read more
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Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
377g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844087884
SKU
V9781844087884
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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Dr. Hawa Abdi
Dr Hawa Abdi, a Somalian human rights activist, lawyer, and doctor, specializing in gynecology, founded the Doctor Hawa Abdi Foundation. Glamour named her 'Woman of the Year', in 2010 and dubbed her and her daughters 'the Saints of Somalia, equal parts Mother Teresa and Rambo'. Dr Hawa Abdi has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Reviews for Keeping Hope Alive: How One Somali Woman Changed 90,000 Lives: How One Somalian Woman Changed 90,000 Lives
A remarkable story of tenacity in dire circumstances. - The Bookseller