The Imam's Daughter by Hannah Shah Summary
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Behind a pseudonym lies Hannah Shah's harrowing escape from abuse in her imam father's household. This raw memoir, praised by Rob Bell as showing "Jesus-sized courage," sparked crucial conversations about hidden violence within closed communities. What happens when cultural silence finally shatters?
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When Your Father Is Both Priest and Predator
A five-year-old girl stands between her mother and a man's raised fist. "You're not hitting Mummy!" she cries. In that moment of instinctive courage, Hannah Shah sealed her fate. Her father-the community's respected imam, the man who taught others about mercy and compassion-would redirect his violence toward her for the next eleven years. This is the devastating paradox at the heart of *The Imam's Daughter*: how does a child survive when the person meant to protect her becomes her greatest threat? How do you escape when your prison is also your home, and your jailer is revered as holy? Hannah's story forces us to confront uncomfortable truths about the intersection of faith, culture, and power-and the extraordinary resilience required to break free from all three.
The Gilded Cage of Tradition
The Cellar and the Lavender Fields
Small Acts of Defiance
The Breaking Point and a New God
The Price of Freedom
From Survival to Speaking Out
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