Mende Nazer
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Mende Nazer (born c. 1982) is a UK-resident, Sudanese author and human rights activist. Nazer was a slave in Sudan and in London for eight years. She later co-wrote the 2002 book Slave: My True Story.
Abduction
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Escape and asylum claim
Six years into her captivity, Nazer was sent to London to be a household servant to a Sudanese diplomat, Abdel al-Koronky, acting chargé d'affaires at Sudan's embassy, who resided in
By the time of the denial, she had already had her autobiography published in Germany, coauthored by a British professional journalist. The Home Office reversed its denial in November 2002, and granted her
In 2005, the English-language edition of her autobiography was published. In 2010, her life story was dramatised in the Channel Four film I Am Slave, starring Wunmi Mosaku, and in 2012, it was the subject of a stage play entitled Slave — A Question of Freedom, by Feelgood Theatre Productions.[4]
Daily Telegraph libel lawsuit
After the
See also
Notes
- ^ Szymanski, Tekla (January 2003). "Mende Nazer: Fighting for Asylum". worldpress. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ a b World Press Review, January 2003
- ^ Leigh, David (2003-01-08). "Home Office grants asylum to Sudanese 'slave'". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ^ "Slave – A Question of Freedom". Time Out. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b Nazer & Lewis 2005.
References
- "Mende Nazer - From Slavery to Freedom". Archived from the original on 2004-02-21. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
- BBC Woman's Hour (2004-01-21). "Mende Nazer". BBC online. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- Guardian. "Foreign Office Investigates Claim That Woman Was Kept As Slave By Diplomat". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2011-02-19. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- Leigh, David (2003-01-08). "Home Office grants asylum to Sudanese "slave"". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- Nazer, Mende; Lewis, Damien (2005). Slave: My True Story. Public Affairs. ISBN 1-58648-318-8.
Further reading
- "Statement on the case of Mende Nazer". 2002-10-25. Archived from the original on 2002-12-20. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
- "Mende Nazer Wins Fight for Asylum". National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns online. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
- Szymanski, Tekla (January 2003). "Mende Nazer: Fighting for Asylum". World Press online. Vol. 50, no. 1. Retrieved 2011-07-08.
External links
- "Slave review". ABC Wide Bay Queensland. Archived from the original on 2004-04-08. Retrieved 2011-07-10.