The Imam's Daughter
My Desperate Flight to Freedom
Zondervan · Print & ebook · April 28, 2012
Hannah Shah is an Imam's daughter.
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- Who it’s for
- A harrowing memoir of escaping abuse and pursuing a life shaped by her own choices.
- Themes
- Family abuse, Arranged marriage and honor violence, Religious conversion and freedom
- Pacing
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Hannah Shah is an Imam's daughter. She lived the life of a devout Muslim in a family of Pakistani Muslims in England, but behind the front door, she was a caged butterfly. For many years, her father abused her in the cellar of their home. At sixteen, she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, and she gathered the courage to run away.
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Relentlessly hunted by her angry father and brothers, who were intent on executing an "honor" killing, she moved from house to house in perpetual fear to escape them. Over time, she converted to Christianity and was able to live and marry as she wished. Hannah found the courage to live her life free from shame, free from religious intolerance, and free from the abuse that haunted her childhood. This is a remarkable true story of how a young girl escaped a life of torture . . . a story you won't forget.
A Fight for Freedom
A harrowing memoir of escaping abuse and pursuing a life shaped by her own choices.
Come here for
- A firsthand account of fear, courage, and escape
- A story of breaking free from family control
Expect
- Unflinching details of abuse and threats
- A sustained narrative of survival and self-determination
Where it sits
| Religious Lives | 67% |
|---|---|
| Women's Lives | 54% |
| Religious Persecution & Conflict | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Religious Lives
- Inspirational Religion
- Islamic Theology
- Authors
- Hannah Shah
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Published
- April 28, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family abuse · Arranged marriage and honor violence · Religious conversion and freedom
- Reading lane
- Religious Lives