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"Burned Alive" is a raw and eye-opening memoir that exposes the brutal reality of honor killings and the subjugation of women in traditional societies. Souad's story serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of challenging oppressive cultural practices and advocating for gender equality.
Burned Alive: A Victim of the Law of Men is a best-selling book, ostensibly a first-person account of an attempted honor killing. The author, Souad, is described as a Palestinian woman now living in Europe who survived an attempted murder by her brother-in-law, who doused her with gasoline and set her on fire, at the urging of her family.
Burned Alive shines a spotlight on the cruel and archaic practice of honor killings, a reality faced by countless women in societies steeped in tradition and patriarchal values. In recounting her own personal experience, Souad provides a harrowing and raw account of the violence and oppression that women endure. The book delves deep into the ...
3 gru 2021 · Burned Alive: A Victim of the Law of Men is a best-selling book written by Souad, about an attempted honor killing in Palestine. She survived an attempted murder by her...
The book is written in first person, with very simple words, which makes it really "easy" to read. When I say easy, I am not talking about the torture and the humiliation towards women, the unspeakable crimes against family and loved ones, the murders, the rapes, the slavery, which makes it extremely unbearable.
9 sty 2020 · In Souad’s village, when a girl is believed to commit a crime that compromises the honor of her family, usually a male relative is given the task of killing her. In her case, it was Hussein, her brother-in-law who was entrusted with this task. And he did what was decided. He set her on fire.
15 lip 2023 · Burned Alive, 2003 - Summary. Souad was a 17-year-old girl living in a small village in the West Bank when she had the misfortune of falling in love. This is Souad's true story: She is enticed into a relationship with a handsome neighbor, but when her short-lived romance leaves her pregnant, marriage is not an option.
