Schleier der Tränen

A childhood and youth caught between the Western world and the family laws of radical Islam, the dramatic story of self-liberation: Yasmin's stepfather is a high-ranking Al-Qaeda strategist who brutally beats her when she cannot memorize her verses. Her mother does not protect her but even participates in the violence. As the third wife of "Uncle Mounir," she moves with her children into a miserable basement apartment, allowing her children to be insulted, bullied, punished, beaten, and Yasmin even to be sexually harassed by him. When Yasmin confides in a teacher, her life takes a dramatic turn.