A Woman of Firsts
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A Woman of Firsts by Edna Adan Ismail
The Muslim Mother Teresa Huffington Post Winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize Imprisonment. Mutilation. Persecution. Edna Adan Ismail endured it all for the women of Africa.‘The remarkable story of an extraordinary womanHer struggles, lessons and triumphs are an inspiration’ Kirsty Young, Desert Island Discs
‘The Muslim Mother Teresa’ The Huffington Post
‘An extraordinary story from an incredible woman. Edna has devoted her life to helping others throughout the world, and her moving story is an inspiration.’ Dr Amanda Brown, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Prison Doctor
Edna Adan Ismail was Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006, and had previously served as Somaliland's Minister of Family Welfare and Social Development. She is the director and founder of the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital in Hargeisa and an activist and pioneer in the struggle for the abolition of female genital mutilation. She is also President of the Organization for Victims of Torture. She was married to Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal who was Head of Government in British Somaliland five days prior to Somalia's independence and later the Prime Minister of Somalia (1967–69) and President of Somaliland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008305345 |
| ISBN 10 | 000830534X |
| Title | A Woman of Firsts |
| Author | Edna Adan Ismail |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2019-08-08 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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