Gaddafi's Harem - Softcover

Gaddafi's Harem

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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 291 pages. The shocking true story of a schoolgirl's abductio n into Colonel Gaddafi's secret harem of sex slaves. The shocking true story of a schoolgirl's abduction into Colonel Gaddafi's se cret harem of sex slaves. Award-winning French journalist Annick Cojean has given a voice to the horrific and moving story of Sora ya, a 15-year-old girl who was summoned to Gaddafi's palatial com pound near Tripoli in Libya after the dictator 'chose' her on one of his school visits. There she joined dozens of young women who were systematically abused, raped and degraded by Gaddafi. In pu blic, the women were disguised as Gaddafi's security personnel. I n private, they were confined to basement apartments, on hand for the depraved and violent impulses of one of the twentieth centur y's most malevolent dictators. Cojean has interviewed many who we re involved in this appalling regime, including those whose compl icity helped keep the charade going for so long. A French bestsel ler, with more than 100,000 sold, GADDAFI'S HAREM is an astonishi ng portrait of the essence of dictatorship: how power gone unchec ked can wreak havoc. Soraya's story is the first of many that are starting to emerge.'Kidnapping, rape, humiliation. This was the fate of so many women who were held at the mercy of Colonel Gadda fi. In this shocking book, Annick Cojean gives these women a voic e .Gaddafi's Harem will stay with you for a long time .Cojean describes a terrifying system where young women were forced to s atisfy the perverse desires of the Guide, under threat of terribl e reprisals .An exceptional piece of reporting.' - Elle (France ). Seller Inventory # 595e

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