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A moonless, starless sky : ordinary women and men fighting extremism in Africa / Alexis Okeowo. by Okeowo, Alexis. Hachette Books, 2017. Call #: 363.3215 O41m Subjects Lord's Resistance Army.   Boko Haram.   Extremists -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.   Abduction -- Uganda.   Abduction -- Nigeria.   Forced marriage -- Uganda.   Slavery -- Mauritania.   Islamic fundamentalism -- Nigeria.   Islamic fundamentalism -- Somalia.   Islamic fundamentalism -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.   Human rights workers -- Africa.   Political activists -- Africa.   Women journalists, Black -- United States -- Essays.   Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 21st century.   Uganda -- Social conditions -- 21st century.   Nigeria -- Social conditons -- 21st century.   Mauritania -- Social conditons -- 21st century.   Somalia -- Social conditions -- 21st century. ISBN:  9780316382939 (hc.) Edition:  First edition. Description:  xv, 240 pages ; 21 cm Contents:  Uganda: An LRA love story -- Mauritania: Not restrained by chains -- Nigeria: No regrets -- Somalia: War and basketball -- Uganda: In a perfect life -- Mauritania: Caravan of freedom -- Nigeria: Nobody rescued them -- Somalia: The last two stadiums in Mogadishu. Summary:  "A vivid narrative of Africans who are courageously resisting their continent's wave of fundamentalism. Journalist Alexis Okeowo weaves together four narratives that form a powerful tapestry of modern Africa: a young couple, kidnap victims of Joseph Kony's LRA; a Mauritanian waging a lonely campaign against modern-day slavery; a women's basketball team flourishing amid war-torn Somalia; and a vigilante who takes up arms against the extremist group Boko Haram. This debut book by one of America's most acclaimed young journalists illuminates the inner lives of ordinary people doing the extraordinary - lives that are too often hidden, underreported, or ignored by the rest of the world. Alexis Okeowo is a staff writer for the New Yorker. The daughter of immigrant parents, Okeowo grew up in Alabama and attended Princeton University. She was based in Lagos, Nigeria, from 2012 to 2015, and now lives in Brooklyn"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Black Nonfiction 363.3215 O41m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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