Im goldenen Käfig

Born as a child of the desert, traded as a slave, and married off as a girl. After more than ten years of humiliation, degradation, and branding through the North African child slave trade, Aicha Laoula was forced into marriage at the tender age of 15 to the highest bidder. Since the desire of her 32-year-old groom to associate with a slave was a disgrace to his family, the intrigues truly began. Aicha Laoula had to endure not only deeply humiliating familial abuse but also the murder of her firstborn and the mysterious death of her youngest child. After 27 years of forced marriage, she ultimately achieved the breakthrough that paved her way to freedom. In this book, Aicha Laoula describes how forced marriages can forever change the lives of young women. She encourages those affected to raise awareness about these human rights violations and calls for action rather than turning a blind eye.