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Salami, Khadija, 1966-

The tears of Sheba : tales of survival and intrigue in Arabia / Khadija Al-Salami with Charles Hoots. - Chichester : Wiley, 2003. - viii, 386 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-376) and index.

"Loyalty, honour, murder, Bedouin, family feuds and survival in a setting reminiscent of the Arabian Nights Yemen in the 1960s was a society where loyalty, blood ties and honour meant everything, yet murder, forced marriages, family feuds and public beheadings were common. The Tears of Sheba is the inspiring story of Khadija Al-Salami, whose personal struggle for survival shows a deep-rooted love for her country and its people. Khadija tells of a childhood devastated by the impact of civil war, in a culture that allowed her to be married at the age of ten to an older man she had never met. Determined to escape the poverty, death and destruction that permeated her life, and with extraordinary tenacity, Khadija asked the local radio station to let her broadcast a programme for children, later using the money she earned to travel to the United States and forge a new life for herself. The Tears of Sheba is a magnificent tour-de-force, passionately told, spellbinding and uplifting - a tale of indomitable spirit and human triumph".

ISBN: 9780470867259 0470867256

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA3W5381 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 006910260 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Al-Salami, Khadija.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women diplomats--Yemen (Republic)--Biography.
Diplomats--Yemen (Republic)--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Yemen (Republic)--Biography.
Yemen (Republic)--History--1962-

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.

LC Class. No.: DS247.Y48 / S253 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 953.305092