Mende Nazer lost her childhood at age twelve, when she was sold into slavery. It all began one horrific night in , when Arab raiders swept through her Nuba village, murdering the adults and rounding up thirty-one children, including Mende. Mende was sold to a wealthy Arab family who lived in Sudan's capital city, Khartoum/5(7). Mende Nazer (“men-dee naz-ur”) was born in the remote Nuba Mountains in Sudan, but at the age of 12 in she was abducted during an Arab raid on her village. Mende was raped and held prisoner by her captors, and then was sold to a wealthy Arab family. Mende Nazer lost her childhood at age twelve, when she was sold into slavery. It all began one horrific night in , when Arab raiders swept through her Nuba village, murdering the adults and rounding up thirty-one children, including Mende. She was sold to a wealthy Arab family who lived in .
From the book jacket: A shocking true story of contemporary slavery: a young girl, snatched from her tribal village in Africa, survives enslavement in Sudan and London before making a courageous escape to freedom. Comment: If you thought that slavery ended in - think again. Slave tells the true story of Mende, who was captured in a raid on. Mende Nazer's happy childhood was cruelly cut short at the age of twelve when the Mujahidin rode into her village in the remote Nuba mountains of Sudan. They hacked down terrified villagers, raped the women and abducted the children. Mende was them. She was taken and sold to an Arab woman in Khartoum. She was stripped of her name and her freedom. Slave: My True Story. Mende Nazer, Damian Lewis, PublicAffairs. pp. ISBN Summary. Mende Nazer lost her childhood at age twelve, when she was sold into slavery. It all began one horrific night in , when Arab raiders swept through her Nuba village, murdering the adults and rounding up thirty-one children, including.
Slave: My True Story. By R. Williams on . Slave by Mende Nazer and Damien Lewis recounts the life of a young Nuba woman from the mountains of Sudan. The book begins Nazer’s life story in the Nuba mountains where everything appears to be comfortable and pleasant. Slave by Mende Nazer and Damien Lewis recounts the life of a young Nuba woman from the mountains of Sudan. The book begins Nazer’s life story in the Nuba mountains where everything appears to be comfortable and pleasant. She goes to school, is the baby of a doting family, and is busy enjoying her extended family and friends. So Slave: My True Story is an autobiography of Mende Nazer. Born in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, when she was about 12, she was kidnapped by Arab slave raiders and sold to a wealthy family in Khartoum. Eventually, she was taken to London and manages to escape, after seven years of slavery.
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