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Written in English — pages. Subjects Forced marriage , Family violence , Abused women , Biography , Muslim women , Pakistanis , Women, great britain , Great britain, biography , Pakistanis, great britain. Disgraced , Headline Review. Libraries near you: WorldCat.
Disgraced First published in Subjects Forced marriage , Family violence , Abused women , Biography , Muslim women , Pakistanis , Women, great britain , Great britain, biography , Pakistanis, great britain. People Saira Ahmed. Places Great Britain.
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More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Disgraced. Apr 21, Juman rated it liked it. This book was heartbreaking. However how the author generalized Muslims pissed me off. I am a Muslim girl who is studying engineering so I do have the right to study. I am a Muslim girl who can go out with friends without her parents on her back. My father and brother are Muslim men who I admire so much. My father is the most humble and loving man. So stop mixing your stupid culture and saying its Islam.
Apr 12, Etdal rated it really liked it. I couldn't believe what Saira had to go through to help pay off her family's debt, without them knowing. While reading the book I wonder if she really had to go to that extreme, but you never know until you are put in the situation. An eye opener. But at the same time, she was a muslim woman and talked about God in the book, so as a God fearing woman as she was, I couldn't believe she let herself into prostitution without the fear of the herafter.
Were her brother's debt worth it? But she had a I couldn't believe what Saira had to go through to help pay off her family's debt, without them knowing.
But she had a hard life and two failed marriages, the torture she endured by her 2nd husband was to much to bear, hard to read sometimes. But she wanted a life she was never able to have. I sympathized with Saira only to a certain point though. Oct 10, Saskia 'follow my shoes' Smith rated it really liked it.
The book is a no holds barred account of a tragic life story. The narratve is engaging and the story unfolds well. An amazing story of survival, all the more remarkable when you realise that these things are happening, not just in Pakistan, but in modern day Britain too.
When Saira meets and falls for a young man, also of Pakistani origin, and wants to its a good book, story line of her live is very in depth and she doesnt hold back, which is what makes this a good book to read, i do recommend it. When Saira meets and falls for a young man, also of Pakistani origin, and wants to marry him, her brothers are shocked that she has dishonoured herself by even meeting someone.
They are quick to put a stop to this. Saira is quickly dispatched to Pakistan and married off to someone she has never met, who wants a British passport. The marriage is traumatic, and Saira eventually manages to escape. Surprisingly she returns to her family in England, and goes back to earning, by any means, enough to pay off family debts.
Beaten, abused, prostitution and many more horrific things happen to this girl, who in the end survived. Feb 16, Harini R rated it really liked it. A very interesting theme prevalent in a lot of Asian communities at various levels of extremity. Jun 18, Sabrina Rutter rated it it was amazing Shelves: middle-eastern-women , i-own , favorites , a-friend-is-borrowing-it. I couldn't put this book down!
There is so much to this woman's story! I couldn't believe all the things this young woman went through before she was even 20 years old. This is a really good memoir! She was not allowed to play outside with the other neighborhood children, or go to their birthday parties so this made it difficult for her to ever form any friendships.
Having no friends and feelin I couldn't put this book down! Having no friends and feeling very low about herself due to her mothers constant putdowns Saira very rarely spoke up for herself. Saira finally found the courage to stand up for herself when she was rejected as a possible bride by her sister-in-laws handsome brother.
She went to confront him not knowing what horrible nightmare that would bring into her already difficult life. Some parts of Saira's story may seem hard to accept as truth, especially the part about the loan sharks. Since I know a little about how immigrants get into debt with these criminals and also a little about a muslim womans pride I can honestly say I believe Saira. I know no muslim woman is going to claim she was a prostitute if she wasn't! Saira's story is not only about a difficult life journey, but also about learning how to speak up for yourself, and taking your destiny into your own hands no matter how terrifying that might be.
Mar 18, Kp rated it it was amazing. Disgraced is a fantastic, true and loving novel. It has a great sense of knowledge. Truly, I think this book was exceptionally fantastic and views a great sense of humour. I would truly recommend this book to adults. Aug 19, Danielle rated it really liked it. Indrukwekkend verhaal over leven in een wereld met twee culturen. Een inkijkje in een leven dat ik niet ken, en daar mag ik mijzelf gelukkig mee prijzen.
Oct 07, Aaliyah Behbehani rated it really liked it. This book made me feel thankful for all the things that hasn't happened to me.. Feb 19, Nilu Asad rated it it was amazing Shelves: non-fiction , biography , made-me-cry. Saira's story was really heartbreaking. But, I didn't like the way she generalized Muslims.
I am a Muslim woman who was given the right to study. I always went out with friends without my Mom at my back. My husband is a Muslim man who I admire so much. My father was the most humble and loving man. It's high time to stop mixing the stupid culture and naming it as Islam. However, I liked the ending that sounds hopeful, where she survived and opened a new window to future.
Jun 17, Dana Shalabi rated it liked it. This is an interesting read and it has enough in it yo keep you wanting to read more. However, the author did make a few statements that kind of annoyed me as a Muslim. For example she portrayed men in the Muslim world.
According to her Muslim men are awful they just want to abuse women. Her story os heartbreaking but im happy woth the ending. Oct 18, Farid rated it it was amazing. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. To be honest it's a great inspirational and a heart touching book the story and the condition that the lady gone through is just a super example that how to be strong and move on in our life..
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