Gaddafi's harem, the story of a young woman and the abuses of power in Libya /, by Annick Cojean ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager
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Gaddafi's harem, the story of a young woman and the abuses of power in Libya /, by Annick Cojean ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager
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eng
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Gaddafi's harem
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by Annick Cojean ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager
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the story of a young woman and the abuses of power in Libya /
Summary
Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honour of presenting a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi on a visit he was making to her school. This one meeting changed Soraya's life forever. Soon afterwards, she was summoned to Bab al-Azizia, Gaddafi's palatial compound near Tripoli, where she joined a number of young women who were violently abused, raped and degraded by Gaddafi. Sex and rape remain the highest taboos in Libya, and women like Soraya risk being disowned or even killed by their dishonoured family members. Tragic but ultimately redemptive, Soraya's story is the first of many that are just now beginning to be heard. 2013
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