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In Honor of Fadime
Unni Wikan
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Description for In Honor of Fadime
Hardcover. In 2002, young Fadime Sahindal was brutally murdered by her own father, because her relationship with a man outside of their community had deeply dishonored her family. This book narrates her story, along with the testimonies of her father, mother, and two sisters. Translator(s): Paterson, Anna. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFSL; JHMC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 536.
In 2002, young Fadime Sahindal was brutally murdered by her own father. She belonged to a family of Kurdish immigrants who had lived in Sweden for almost two decades. But Fadime's relationship with a man outside of their community had deeply dishonored her family, and only her death could remove the stain. This abhorrent crime shocked the world, and her name soon became a rallying cry in the struggle to combat so-called honor killings.Unni Wikan narrates Fadime's heartbreaking story through her own eloquent words, along with the testimonies of her father, mother, and two sisters. What unfolds is a tale ... Read more
In 2002, young Fadime Sahindal was brutally murdered by her own father. She belonged to a family of Kurdish immigrants who had lived in Sweden for almost two decades. But Fadime's relationship with a man outside of their community had deeply dishonored her family, and only her death could remove the stain. This abhorrent crime shocked the world, and her name soon became a rallying cry in the struggle to combat so-called honor killings.Unni Wikan narrates Fadime's heartbreaking story through her own eloquent words, along with the testimonies of her father, mother, and two sisters. What unfolds is a tale ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226896861
SKU
V9780226896861
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99-15
About Unni Wikan
Unni Wikan is professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo and the author of nine books. Her most recent work in English is Generous Betrayal: Politics of Culture in the New Europe, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Anna Paterson is the author of Scotland's Landscape: Endangered Icon.
Reviews for In Honor of Fadime
"Wikan does a superb job of opening our minds and hearts to a world we have not known." - San Francisco Chronicle "Extremely readable and often resonantly intimate." - Publishers Weekly "Thanks to Wikan's skill, readers are plunged into the dense reality of a third-world society facing chronic poverty, yet maintaining a strong sense of family, community, and self-respect. By ... Read more