Accused: My Story of Injustice
Adama Bah grew up in Brooklyn after immigrating from Conakry, Guinea, and was deeply connected to her community and the people who lived there. But as a thirteen-year-old after the events of September 11, 2001, she began experiencing discrimination and dehumanization as prejudice toward Islamic people grew. Then, on March 24, 2005, FBI agents arrested Adama and her father. Falsely accused of being a suicide bomber, Adama spent weeks in a detention center being questioned under suspicion of terrorism.With sharp and engaging writing, Adama recounts the events surrounding her arrest and its impact on her life-the harassment, humiliation, and per…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Eggers, Dave (Hrsg.) / Nasrati, Zainab (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-324-01663-2
- EAN: 9781324016632
- Produktnummer: 34786372
- Verlag: Norton Young Readers
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Masse: 666 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 1
- Gewicht: 666
- Sonstiges: Ab 9 - 12 J.
Über den Autor
Adama Bah's experiences have been featured in Patriot Acts, a book about post-9/11 injustices, and Adama, a short documentary film. She lives in New York with her husband and family.
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