DO THEY HEAR YOU WHEN YOU CRY?(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　For Fauziya Kassindja, an idyllic childhood in Togo, West
Africa, sheltered from the tribal practices of polygamy and genital
mutilation, ended with her beloved father’s sudden death. Forced
into an arranged marriage at age seventeen, Fauziya was told to
prepare for kakia, the ritual also known as female genital
mutilation. It is a ritual no woman can refuse. But Fauziya dared
to try.
　　This is her story–told in her own words–of fleeing Africa just
hours before the ritual kakia was to take place, of seeking asylum
in America only to be locked up in U.S. prisons, and of meeting
Layli Miller Bashir, a law student who became Fauziya’s friend and
advocate during her horrifying sixteen months behind bars. Layli
enlisted help from Karen Musalo, an expert in refugee law and
acting director of the American University International Human
Rights Clinic. In addition to devoting her own considerable efforts
to the case, Musalo assembled a team to fight with her on Fauziya’s
behalf. Ultimately, in a landmark decision in immigration history,
Fauziya Kassindja was granted asylum on June 13, 1996. Do They Hear
You When You Cry is her unforgettable chronicle of triumph.