TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bibish
TI  - The Dancer from Khiva
SN  - 9781843546238
U1  - 958.7086092 
PY  - 2009///
PB  - Atlantic Books
KW  - Dancers
N2  - This is the unflinchingly honest, deceptively plainspoken memoir of a woman coming of age in an Islamic village in Uzbekistan. In a narrative that flows like a late-night confession, Bibish recounts her story... Born into an impoverished family in a deeply religious village, Bibish was named 'Hadjarbibi' in honour of her grandfather's hadj, his pilgrimage to Mecca. But her holy name could not protect her when, at the age of eight, she was brutally abused, and left for dead in the desert. Bibish's tenacity helped her survive the attack - she instinctively knew to keep her experience a secret rather than risk further punishment. But soon her love for dancing - prohibited by Islamic custom - resulted in her being beaten, victimized, and ostracized from her family and her community
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