genocide

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genocide

You alone may live

one woman's journey through the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide
2010
The author's personal account of the 1994 Rwandan civil war and genocide, her work with the survivors, and the founding of the Survivors Fund (SURF).

The devil came on horseback

bearing witness to the genocide in Darfur
2007
Former U.S. Marine, Brian Steidle, presents eye-witness accounts to the genocide in Darfur as "Janjaweed" and Sudanese troops attacked Darfurian rebel groups and African civilians, destroyed villages, and indiscriminately murdered men, women, and children.

A thousand hills

Rwanda's rebirth and the man who dreamed it
2008
Presents a detailed account of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and how Paul Kagame, leader of the rebel army, was able to bring it to an end; and traces Kagame's efforts to build a secret revolutionary army that overthrew the Rwandan government.

The burning Tigris

the Armenian genocide and America's response
2004
Presents a study of the Armenian genocide which began in the 1890s when Sultan Abdul Hamid II ordered the massacre of Armenians, and which recurred in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks, and discusses the American response to the crisis and its implications for genocides in the twenty-first century.

Broken memory

a novel of Rwanda
2009
Five-year-old Emma witnesses the brutal murder of her mother during the 1994 genocide massacres in Rwanda and seeks shelter with an aging Hutu woman; but years later when war ends, Emma's fears continue to haunt her as she finds the courage to begin her healing.

Tears of the desert

a memoir of survival in Darfur
2009
Recounts the author's experiences and observations of the genocide in Darfur, and her role as a physician treating girls who had been raped and mutilated, after tensions between Sudan's Islamist dictatorship and communities such as the Zaghawa tribe exploded.

Over a thousand hills I walk with you

2006
Jeanne, the only member of her family not murdered in the Rwandan genocide, struggles to start a new life without her family while coping with the violent memories that haunt her.

Genocide in Anne Frank's the Diary of a young girl

2012
Explores genocide in Anne Frank's,The Diary of a Young Girl, through a work of literature and the lens of the major social issue reflected in it. Also features carefully selected content representing a variety of perspectives.

An ordinary man

an autobiography
2007
Paul Rusesabagina recounts the story of his life, describing what it was like to grow up on a small farm in Rwanda, how he became the first Rwandan general manager of a Belgian-owned hotel, and how he helped his fellow countrymen during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

The Rwandan genocide

2010
Examines the events surrounding the Rwandan genocide, explores the reactions of countries around the world, discusses its lasting impact on the region and its people, and addresses what could have been done to stop or prevent the violence.

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