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Burned Alive

Burned Alive( )
Author: Souad,
ISBN:978-0-553-81630-3
Publication Date:Sep 2005
Publisher:Penguin Random House
Imprint:Bantam Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $22.99
Book Description:

When Souad was seventeen she fell in love. In her village, as in so many others, sex before marriage was considered a grave dishonour to one's family and was punishable by death. This was her crime. Her brother-in-law was given the task of arranging her punishment. One morning while Souad was washing the family's clothes, he crept up on her, poured petrol over her and set her alight. In the eyes of their community he was a hero. An execution for a 'crime of honour' was...
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Book Details
Pages:336
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Women
Family & Relationships / Abuse / General
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Criminology
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):10.6 x 17.8 x 2 cm
Book Weight:0.176 Kilograms



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