The Imam's Daughter: The Remarkable True Story of a Young Girl's Escape from Her Harrowing Past

Synopsis

Hannah Shah is an Imama€™s daughter. She lived the life of a devout Muslim in a family of Pakistani Muslims in England, but behind the front door, she was a caged butterfly. For many years, her father abused her in the cellar of their home.At sixteen, she discovered a plan to send her to Pakistan for an arranged marriage, and she gathered the courage to run away. Relentlessly hunted by her angry father and brothers, who were intent on executing an a€œhonora€ killing, she moved from house to house in perpetual fear to escape them.Over time, she converted to Christianity and was able to live and marry as she wished. Hannah found the courage to live her live free from shame, free from religious intolerance, and free from the abuse that haunted her childhood.This is a remarkable true story of how a young girl escaped a life of torture a€¦ a story you wona€™t forget.