Between Two Worlds: Escape From Tyranny : Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam

Salbi, Zainab; Becklund, Laurie

ISBN 10: 1592401562 / ISBN 13: 9781592401567

Published by Gotham, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Between Two Worlds: Escape From Tyranny : Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam
• Publisher: Gotham
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592401562
• ISBN 13: 9781592401567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

The daughter of Saddam Hussein's personal pilot describes her experiences of growing up as a palace insider, recounting how Hussein forced those closest to him to compete for his approval, her escape from Iraq through an abusive arranged marriage, and her efforts at the head of a non-profit organization to benefit oppressed women and female war victims. 40,000 first printing.

About the Authors

Zainab Salbi is the founder and president of Women for Women International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing women of war and civil unrest with the resources to become self-sufficient citizens and promote peace. She holds degrees from George Mason University and the London School of Economics, and she has publicized her work widely in the media, including six appearances on Oprah.
Laurie Becklund is a Los Angeles journalist and author. A former Los Angeles Times reporter, she wrote the first story about Salbi in 1991, when Zainab was a young woman stranded in America after a failed marriage during the Gulf

Zainab Salbi is the founder and president of Women for Women International, a nonprofit organization providing women survivors of war with resources to move from crisis to stability.