Do They Hear You When You Cry?

Synopsis

A True Story Of Persecution, Friendship, And Ultimate Triumph, Do They Hear You When You Cry Chronicles The Struggles Of Two Extraordinary Women: Fauziya Kassindja, Who Fled Her African Homeland To Escape Female Genital Mutilation Only To Be Locked Up In American Prisons For Sixteen Months; And Layli Miller Bashir, A Driven Young Law Student Who Fought For Fauziya's Freedom. Here, For The First Time, Is Fauziya's Dramatic Personal Story, Told In Her Own Words, Vividly Detailing Her Life As A Young Woman In Togo And Her Nightmarish Day-to-day Existence In U.s. Prisons. It Is A Story Of Faith And Freedom, Courage And Inspiration.--jacket. Fauziya Kassindja And Layli Miller Bashir.