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Forgotten girls : stories of hope and courage
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Title
Forgotten girls : stories of hope and courage / Kay Marshall Strom and Michele Rickett.
ISBN
9780830837311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0830837310 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2009.
Physical Description
173 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 16, 2010
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction
Part 1: Physical life
Stand up to the witch : Indonesia
Beti's story
Disposable mothers : Tibet
Sonam's and Pema's stories
Sacrificed to gods : India
Sunshine's story
Not enough girls : North Korea and China
Si-Un's story
Step out and take action for physical life change
Part 2: Educational life
Education for AIDS orphans : China
Mai Lin's story
Beautiful music from untouchable girls : India
Anne's story
Given by the chief: Senegal
Esmee and Afia's story
A new way : Egypt
Zahra's and Safia's stories
Step out and take action for educational life change
Part 3: Sexual protection for life
Temporary wives in Timbuktu : Mali
Halima's story
Kidnapped! Kyrgyzstan
Meerim's story
Girls for sale : Nepal
Nima's story
Throwaway girls : India
Poonam's story
Step out and take action against sexual abuse
Part 4: Freedom in life
Behind prison bars : Pakistan
Majeeda's and Alira's stories
Surviving war : Sudan
Amina's and Khadijah's stories
Sisters of war : Iraq
Alina's story
Step out and take action for freedom in life
Part 5: Spiritual life
An awakening : Iran
Dorri's and Nahid's stories
From daughter of a geisha to daughter of the king : Japan
Yoshi's story
Step out and take action for spiritual life change.
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