by Jean P. Sasson · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401335198
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«Mayada, hija de Irak» is the biography of Mayada Al-Askari written by Jean P. Sasson, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (320 pages, in Spanish).
Mayada Al-Askari, from a prominent Iraqi family, is arrested while innocent and imprisoned in Baladiyat. There she lives with political prisoners she calls «las mujeres de la sombra». The account shows the repression of Saddam Hussein's regime, the mistreatment, and the friendship that sustained Mayada until she escaped the country.
Work originally published as Mayada, Daughter of Iraq in 1995; this Spanish edition appeared in March 2004.
Recommended for readers of biographies, memoirs, and Middle Eastern history, especially those seeking women's testimonies.
Jean P. Sasson is an American writer whose work mainly centers around women in the Middle East.
