The Chibok Girls : The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamic Militancy in Nigeria / Helon Habila.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Habila, Helon, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boko Haram.

Women--Abuse of--Nigeria.

Women.

Islamic fundamentalism--Nigeria.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Terrorism--Nigeria.

Terrorism.

Women--Abuse of.

Nigeria.

Physical Description:

123 pages : map ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia Global Reports, [2016]

Summary:

"Acclaimed novelist Helon Habila, who grew up in northern Nigeria, returned to Chibok and gained intimate access to the families of the kidnapped to offer a devastating account of a tragedy that stunned the world. With compassion and a deep understanding of the historical context, Habila tells the stories of the girls and the anguish of their parents; chronicles the rise of Boko Haram and the Nigerian government's inept response; and captures the indifference of the media and the international community whose attention has long moved on. Employing a fiction writer's sensibility and a journalist's curiosity, The Chibok Girls provides poignant portraits of everyday Nigerians whose lives have been transformed by extremist forces. Habila illuminates the long history of colonialism--and unmasks cultural and religious dynamics--that gave rise to the conflicts that have ravaged the region to this day." -- Publisher's description

Contents:

Part 1-Chibok : 1. Professor Americana

2. The Day After They Took the Girls

3. A History of Violence

Part 2.-Inside Boko Haram Heartland : 4. Gombe

5. Maiduguri

Part 3-Return to Chibok : 6. Waiting for the Girls

7. America

8. The Day They Took Us

Acknowledgments

Further Reading

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780997126464

0997126469

OCLC:

935988158

Publisher Number:

99974106891