SOS: Save our sisters. Deborah Meroff

By:

Meroff, Deborah

Language: English Original language: English Publication details: Secunderabad, Telangana Authentic Media, 2014.Description: 129 p. : pbk. ; 22 cmISBN:

978-93-83691-96-8

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

248.843 MER

Contents:

Introduction -- Brides at Risk -- Child Labor -- Child Marriages -- Childbirth -- Disabled Women -- Domestic Violence -- Education -- Female Genital Mutilation -- Female Infanticide and Feticide -- Gender Inequalities -- Girl Soldiers -- Girls on the Streets -- Health and Life Expectancy -- "Honor" Killings--Getting Away with Murder -- Poverty -- Rape as a Weapon of War and Religious Extremism -- Refugees -- Religious Slaves -- Trafficking of Girls & Women -- Widows -- Women and the AIDS Pandemic -- Appendix 1: Gender Based Proverbs -- Appendix 2: Useful Websites -- Appendix 3: Suggested Books -- Appendix 4: 7 Ways to Sharpen Your World Vision

Summary: Violence, trafficking and gender discrimination are on the increase for millions fo girls and women living in the 21st Century. SOS: Save Our Sisters is a simple but powerful guide to the human rights issues most affecting half our world's population. But this book goes beyond highlighting the ugly facts about female infanticide, child brides, girl soldiers, female genital mutilation, "honor" killings, and other abuses. Its purpose is to inspire individuals and churches to prayer and action that can help turn the tide. Open these pages at your own risk! Once God infects you with His passion for the powerless, you will never be the same.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book_General	Universitatea Divitia Gratiae	Non-fiction	248.843 MER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		0259982542

Introduction --
Brides at Risk --
Child Labor --
Child Marriages --
Childbirth --
Disabled Women --
Domestic Violence --
Education --
Female Genital Mutilation --
Female Infanticide and Feticide --
Gender Inequalities --
Girl Soldiers --
Girls on the Streets --
Health and Life Expectancy --
"Honor" Killings--Getting Away with Murder --
Poverty --
Rape as a Weapon of War and Religious Extremism --
Refugees --
Religious Slaves --
Trafficking of Girls & Women --
Widows --
Women and the AIDS Pandemic --
Appendix 1: Gender Based Proverbs --
Appendix 2: Useful Websites --
Appendix 3: Suggested Books --
Appendix 4: 7 Ways to Sharpen Your World Vision

Violence, trafficking and gender discrimination are on the increase for millions fo girls and women living in the 21st Century. SOS: Save Our Sisters is a simple but powerful guide to the human rights issues most affecting half our world's population.

But this book goes beyond highlighting the ugly facts about female infanticide, child brides, girl soldiers, female genital mutilation, "honor" killings, and other abuses. Its purpose is to inspire individuals and churches to prayer and action that can help turn the tide.

Open these pages at your own risk! Once God infects you with His passion for the powerless, you will never be the same.

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