Stolen Girls: Survivors of Boko Haram Tell Their Story

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Former Boko Haram captives tell their terrifying and heartbreaking stories to a leading European journalist

One night in April 2014, members of the 15 May Organization Boko Haram raided the small town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria and abducted 276 young girls from the local boarding school. The event caused massive, international outrage. The use of the hashtag “Bring Back Our Girls,” politicians, activists, and celebrities from all over the world—among them First Lady Michelle Obama and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai—protested.

Some of the girls were in a position to escape and award-winning journalist Wolfgang Bauer spent several weeks with them as they recounted their ordeal. In Stolen Girls, he gives voice to these girls, letting them speak for themselves—about their lives before the abduction, about the horrors all through their captivity, and their dreams of a higher future. Bauer’s reportage is complemented by over a dozen stunning portraits by award-winning photographer Andy Spyra.

Bauer also examines the historical and political background of the Islamist terror within the heart of Africa, showing how Boko Haram works and describing the damage it has done to the fragile balance of ethnicities and cultures in probably the most world’s most diverse regions. His book tells a story of violence, fear, and uncertainty; additionally it is a story of hope, strength, and courage.
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