TARIHI JIVANT MI

Book Details:

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Translator: Gauri Kelkar

• ISBN: 9788184985269

• Edition: 1st

• Publishing Year: February 2014

• Pages: 212

• Language: Translated from English to Marathi

• Category: Biography & True Stories

About the Book:

Burned Alive is the heart-wrenching and courageous true account of Souad, a young woman from the West Bank, who fell victim to a brutal "honor crime" at the age of seventeen. In her village, like in many others, sexual relations before marriage are viewed as a grave dishonor to the family and are punishable by death. Souad’s supposed crime was falling in love—an act that led her brother-in-law to set her on fire, pouring gasoline over her and igniting the flames.

Miraculously, Souad survived, but over seventy percent of her body was severely burned. Denounced by her own family, she received the care she desperately needed only after the intervention of a European aid worker. Burned Alive is Souad’s testimony, a shocking and courageous revelation of the barbarity of a practice that continues in some parts of the world.

This book not only details her unimaginable suffering but also her incredible courage to survive and share her story, making it a powerful and emotional call to end such heinous practices. Souad’s personal narrative is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and serves as an urgent appeal to fight against the brutality of "honor crimes" that continue to scar women worldwide.