Strom, Kay Marshall

Forgotten girls : stories of hope and courage/ Kay Marshall Strom, Michele Rickett - Nashville : Abingdon,  2009 - 173 p. : ill.; 21 cm

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1: Physical Life; 1 Stand Up to the Witch: Indonesia; 2 Disposable Mothers: Tibet; 3 Sacrificed to Gods: India; 4 Not Enough Girls: North Korea and China; For Discussion and Action; Part 2: Educational Life; 5 Education for AIDS Orphans: China; 6 Beautiful Music from Untouchable Girls: India; 7 Given by the Chief: Senegal; 8 A New Way: Egypt; For Discussion and Action; Part 3: Sexual Protection for Life; 9 Temporary Wives in Timbuktu: Mali; 10 Kidnapped!: Kyrgyzstan; 11 Girls for Sale: Nepal.12 Throwaway Girls: IndiaFor Discussion and Action; Part 4: Freedom in Life; 13 Behind Prison Bars: Pakistan; 14 Surviving War: Sudan; 15 Sisters of War: Iraq; For Discussion and Action; Part 5: Spiritual Life; 16 An Awakening: Iran; 17 From Daughter of a Geisha to Daughter of the King: Japan; For Discussion and Action; Conclusion: Looking Through the Eyes of Hope; Appendix 1: Guidelines for Discussion Group Leaders; Appendix 2: Recommended Reading; Photo Credits and Descriptions; Notes; Praise for Forgotten Girls; About the Authors; More Titles from InterVaristy Press.

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