42:
894:
428:
Co-author Damien Lewis stated that one of his goals was to, "make (…) you or I or anybody else in the West feel that that could be them (…) how would they feel, if that happened to them, brings it home to on the personal human family level. What would you feel, if it was your children or your father,
419:
When Halima attends secondary school in the city, she comes up against traditional enmities between the black
Africans of Darfur and the minority Arab elite and their group's subsequent discrimination against the black Africans ever since. She further speaks about the lack of support from teachers in
231:
for her to be married to her cousin Sharif, who she had only met once before. He had chosen Sharif, because he was viewed as being progressive. The village was attacked shortly afterwards, resulting in the death of her father and the disappearance of her siblings.
218:
in a government supported attack on the village. She later explained, "At no stage in my years of study had I been taught how to deal with 8-year-old victims of gang rape in a rural clinic without enough sutures to go around." When two officials from the
289:
203:. While she was posted in a clinic, she gave an interview in which she disagreed with the official position of the Sudanese government. In response, she was detained and threatened by the authorities, before being posted to a rural clinic in
198:
Her father was supportive when she trained to become a doctor; her father was wealthy enough to send her to a city school, where she excelled as a student. She completed her training just prior to the start of the genocide and
554:
735:
452:
expanded on the idea, saying the book "offers a vivid personal portrait of life in the Darfur region of Sudan before the catastrophe," and "the violence the author recounts is harrowing."
865:
709:
551:
999:
227:, and was gang raped, cut with knives and burned with cigarettes repeatedly over the course of several days. She was released and returned to her village, where her father
743:
390:, marked by personal experience of civil war, genocide, sexual violence and murder. As a result of speaking out about the torture of her compatriots inflicted by
259:, she had paid a people trafficker with jewellery. While in the UK, she protested the country's lack of action against Sudan, handing a letter personally to
803:
41:
1014:
939:
1019:
525:
429:
or your grandparents, or your village? (…) So it doesn't feel like thousands of miles away in a different culture in a place we don't understand".
1004:
984:
974:
944:
964:
855:
619:
586:
357:
224:
152:
239:
investigators, Bashir herself was brutally tortured and raped. When she returned to her home village, it had been destroyed by government
969:
919:
772:
713:
660:
994:
420:
physical fights stemming from prejudices against schoolgirls, which leads to expulsion – all of it an early lesson in helplessness.
404:
934:
191:. A special meal was held, and she was given money, before being held down in the hut of her grandmother while a razor without
260:
834:
949:
924:
884:
979:
403:
has demonstrated the facts appear without any exaggeration. The newspaper also campaigned for Bashir to be granted a
1009:
929:
188:
793:
1024:
989:
959:
408:
375:
303:
270:
105:
682:
954:
223:
came to gather information about the attack, Bashir told them the truth. In response, she was taken by the
914:
331:
265:
143:
94:
187:. She was the oldest of four children, and did well in school. At the age of eight, she underwent
687:
499:
399:
829:
652:
625:
615:
592:
582:
448:
352:
247:
militia. Shortly after, Halima fled the country for fear of the government still hunting her.
228:
764:
644:
494:
335:
558:
530:
313:
256:
164:
163:
militia on a nearby school. She has since moved to the United
Kingdom, where she claimed
898:
798:
438:
236:
220:
156:
47:
908:
379:
263:, the Minister for Africa within the British government. She wrote an autobiography,
200:
148:
397:
In her book, she has changed names and places. However, independent verification by
563:
288:
204:
17:
411:
for speaking out about the
Janjaweed's violent attacks on school girls in Darfur.
824:
151:. She worked as a doctor in rural Sudan, before being abused at the hands of the
192:
893:
240:
656:
629:
596:
391:
244:
215:
211:
176:
160:
134:
860:
456:
736:"Book review: Tears of the Desert: One Woman's True Story of Surviving…"
825:"Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur by Halima Bashir"
394:
militias, Bashir applied for political asylum in the United
Kingdom.
383:
180:
387:
184:
138:
75:
210:
At her new clinic, she found herself treating the victims of the
255:
Bashir left Sudan and travelled to the United
Kingdom to claim
552:"One Woman's True Story of Surviving the Horrors of Darfur"
612:
Tears of the desert : a memoir of survival in Darfur
579:
Tears of the desert : a memoir of survival in Darfur
526:"The rape of Darfur: a crime that is shaming the world"
147:, a memoir about women's experiences with genocide and
882:
856:"Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur"
407:
into the United States. In 2010, she was awarded the
367:
Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of
Survival in Darfur
351:
341:
327:
319:
309:
295:
120:
112:
101:
89:
81:
71:
63:
55:
32:
710:"Halima Bashir Wins 2010 Anna Politkovskaya Award"
214:militia, including 42 school girls who had been
207:and warned not to speak to western journalists.
179:later adopted to protect her, grew up in rural
765:"HALIMA BASHIR, AUTHOR, "TEARS OF THE DESERT""
488:
486:
484:
482:
480:
478:
476:
8:
281:
195:was used to cut off any external genitalia.
1000:Sudanese expatriates in the United Kingdom
712:. Nobel Women's Initiative. Archived from
567:. Review by Lesley McDowell, 9 August 2008
370:is an autobiographical book co-written by
287:
280:
225:National Intelligence and Security Service
153:National Intelligence and Security Service
40:
29:
382:gives an account of Bashir's life in the
614:. New York: One World Ballantine Books.
581:. New York: One World Ballantine Books.
889:
472:
663:from the original on 29 September 2022
645:"Opinion | Tortured, but Not Silenced"
610:Bashir, Halima; Lewis, Damien (2008).
577:Bashir, Halima; Lewis, Damien (2008).
519:
517:
235:For speaking out about this attack to
681:Yefimov, Natasha (4 September 2008).
141:medical doctor, who is the author of
7:
806:from the original on 20 October 2012
493:Kristof, Nicholas (31 August 2008).
524:Woolfe, Marie (10 December 2006).
446:"both heartrending and chilling."
25:
1015:21st-century pseudonymous writers
940:Wartime sexual violence in Africa
159:officials about an attack by the
892:
868:from the original on 2 July 2023
837:from the original on 2 July 2023
775:from the original on 22 May 2011
643:Kristof, Nicholas (2008-08-31).
1020:Violence against women in Sudan
1005:Refugees in the United Kingdom
155:after reporting truthfully to
1:
985:21st-century women physicians
975:21st-century Sudanese writers
945:Women in 21st-century warfare
27:Sudanese writer and physician
965:Sudanese non-fiction writers
742:. 2013-02-01. Archived from
495:"Tortured, but Not Silenced"
251:Journey overseas and writing
683:"Helping Dr. Halima Bashir"
1041:
970:Pseudonymous women writers
920:21st-century women writers
995:Sudanese victims of crime
286:
46:Bashir meeting President
39:
409:Anna Politkovskaya Award
269:, in collaboration with
106:Anna Politkovskaya Award
374:and English journalist
935:Sudanese women writers
557:8 October 2012 at the
794:"Tears of the Desert"
332:Oneworld Publications
273:, published in 2008.
950:Writers about Africa
925:African women in war
467:Notes and references
462:Tears of the Desert.
980:Sudanese physicians
769:transcripts.cnn.com
444:Tears of the Desert
283:
277:Tears of the Desert
266:Tears of the Desert
261:Lord David Triesman
189:female circumcision
144:Tears of the Desert
95:Tears of the Desert
18:Tears of the Desert
716:on 21 October 2012
688:The New York Times
649:The New York Times
500:The New York Times
433:Critical reception
400:The New York Times
1010:Sudanese refugees
830:Publishers Weekly
621:978-0-345-50625-2
588:978-0-345-50625-2
449:Publishers Weekly
363:
362:
358:978-0-345-50625-2
347:September 9, 2008
175:Halima Bashir, a
128:
127:
16:(Redirected from
1032:
930:Women memoirists
897:
896:
888:
877:
876:
874:
873:
852:
846:
845:
843:
842:
821:
815:
814:
812:
811:
790:
784:
783:
781:
780:
761:
755:
754:
752:
751:
732:
726:
725:
723:
721:
706:
700:
699:
697:
695:
678:
672:
671:
669:
668:
640:
634:
633:
607:
601:
600:
574:
568:
549:
543:
542:
540:
538:
521:
512:
511:
509:
507:
490:
424:Aim of the novel
343:Publication date
336:Ballantine Books
291:
284:
44:
30:
21:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1029:
1025:Darfur genocide
990:Torture victims
960:Darfuri writers
905:
904:
903:
891:
883:
881:
880:
871:
869:
864:. August 2008.
854:
853:
849:
840:
838:
823:
822:
818:
809:
807:
792:
791:
787:
778:
776:
763:
762:
758:
749:
747:
734:
733:
729:
719:
717:
708:
707:
703:
693:
691:
680:
679:
675:
666:
664:
642:
641:
637:
622:
609:
608:
604:
589:
576:
575:
571:
559:Wayback Machine
550:
546:
536:
534:
531:The Independent
523:
522:
515:
505:
503:
492:
491:
474:
469:
435:
426:
417:
344:
314:Darfur genocide
279:
253:
173:
135:fictitious name
51:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1038:
1036:
1028:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
955:Zaghawa people
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
907:
906:
902:
901:
879:
878:
847:
833:. 2008-06-02.
816:
799:Kirkus Reviews
785:
771:. 2005-09-08.
756:
727:
701:
673:
635:
620:
602:
587:
569:
544:
513:
471:
470:
468:
465:
460:also reviewed
439:Kirkus Reviews
434:
431:
425:
422:
416:
413:
405:visa for entry
361:
360:
355:
349:
348:
345:
342:
339:
338:
329:
325:
324:
321:
317:
316:
311:
307:
306:
297:
293:
292:
282:Halima Bashir
278:
275:
252:
249:
237:United Nations
221:United Nations
172:
169:
157:United Nations
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
114:
110:
109:
103:
102:Notable awards
99:
98:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
48:George W. Bush
45:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1037:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
915:Living people
913:
912:
910:
900:
895:
890:
886:
867:
863:
862:
857:
851:
848:
836:
832:
831:
826:
820:
817:
805:
801:
800:
795:
789:
786:
774:
770:
766:
760:
757:
746:on 2013-02-01
745:
741:
737:
731:
728:
715:
711:
705:
702:
690:
689:
684:
677:
674:
662:
658:
654:
650:
646:
639:
636:
631:
627:
623:
617:
613:
606:
603:
598:
594:
590:
584:
580:
573:
570:
566:
565:
560:
556:
553:
548:
545:
533:
532:
527:
520:
518:
514:
502:
501:
496:
489:
487:
485:
483:
481:
479:
477:
473:
466:
464:
463:
459:
458:
453:
451:
450:
445:
441:
440:
432:
430:
423:
421:
414:
412:
410:
406:
402:
401:
395:
393:
389:
385:
381:
380:autobiography
377:
373:
369:
368:
359:
356:
354:
350:
346:
340:
337:
333:
330:
326:
322:
318:
315:
312:
308:
305:
301:
300:Halima Bashir
298:
294:
290:
285:
276:
274:
272:
268:
267:
262:
258:
250:
248:
246:
242:
238:
233:
230:
226:
222:
217:
213:
208:
206:
202:
201:War in Darfur
196:
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
170:
168:
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
149:war in Darfur
146:
145:
140:
136:
132:
131:Halima Bashir
123:
119:
116:Sharif Bashir
115:
111:
107:
104:
100:
97:
96:
92:
90:Notable works
88:
85:Autobiography
84:
80:
77:
74:
70:
67:Doctor/writer
66:
62:
59:Halima Bashir
58:
54:
49:
43:
38:
34:Halima Bashir
31:
19:
870:. Retrieved
859:
850:
839:. Retrieved
828:
819:
808:. Retrieved
797:
788:
777:. Retrieved
768:
759:
748:. Retrieved
744:the original
739:
730:
718:. Retrieved
714:the original
704:
692:. Retrieved
686:
676:
665:. Retrieved
648:
638:
611:
605:
578:
572:
564:The Scotsman
562:
547:
535:. Retrieved
529:
504:. Retrieved
498:
461:
455:
454:
447:
443:
437:
436:
427:
418:
398:
396:
376:Damien Lewis
371:
366:
365:
364:
304:Damien Lewis
299:
271:Damien Lewis
264:
254:
234:
209:
205:North Darfur
197:
174:
142:
130:
129:
93:
241:helicopters
193:anaesthetic
183:in Western
72:Nationality
909:Categories
872:2023-07-01
841:2023-07-02
810:2023-07-01
779:2021-06-06
750:2021-06-06
740:archive.ph
694:22 October
667:2021-06-06
537:22 October
506:22 October
386:region of
216:gang-raped
64:Occupation
657:0362-4331
630:191922835
597:191922835
392:Janjaweed
328:Publisher
245:Janjaweed
212:Janjaweed
177:pseudonym
161:Janjaweed
866:Archived
861:Booklist
835:Archived
804:Archived
773:Archived
720:11 April
661:Archived
555:Archived
457:Booklist
415:Synopsis
229:arranged
139:Sudanese
121:Children
76:Sudanese
56:Pen name
899:Society
442:called
378:. This
310:Subject
133:is the
50:in 2008
885:Portal
655:
628:
618:
595:
585:
384:Darfur
372:Bashir
323:Memoir
296:Author
257:asylum
181:Darfur
165:asylum
113:Spouse
388:Sudan
320:Genre
185:Sudan
137:of a
82:Genre
722:2012
696:2016
653:ISSN
626:OCLC
616:ISBN
593:OCLC
583:ISBN
539:2016
508:2016
353:ISBN
334:and
302:and
243:and
171:Life
108:2010
911::
858:.
827:.
802:.
796:.
767:.
738:.
685:.
659:.
651:.
647:.
624:.
591:.
561:.
528:.
516:^
497:.
475:^
167:.
887::
875:.
844:.
813:.
782:.
753:.
724:.
698:.
670:.
632:.
599:.
541:.
510:.
124:2
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
