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Strhující reportáže o jedné z nejdrastičtějších válečných zbraní sexu. Válka zasáhne každého. Obzvlášť krutě a tvrdě však dopadá na ty nejslabší a nejzranitelnější. A to nejen ve svých nepřímých důsledcích, ale naopak cíleně a s jasným záměrem morálně a lidsky rozložit, zastrašit, ponížit, nebo dokonce vyhladit celé části obyvatelstva. Řeč je o znásilnění a dalších formách sexuálního násilí, které armády, milice a teroristické skupiny celého světa využívají jako strategické zbraně. Proslulá britská novinářka Christina Lamb pokrývá jako reportérka válečné konflikty už přes tři desetiletí. Zpovídala ženy, které „pro potěchu“ věznili Japonci během druhé světové války. Ženy, které zažily sexuální mučení argentinskou juntou v roce 1976. Ženy, které znásilňovali barmští vojáci během genocidy Rohingů v roce 2017. Ženy, které se dostaly do rukou Boko Haram či ISIS. Ženy, které dopadly válečné zločince z Bosny. Lamb v knize Naše těla, jejich bojiště vypráví příběhy hrůzy, utrpení i hrdinství a zároveň upozorňuje na často opomíjený, avšak o to strašnější aspekt války.

V jedenácti letech začala Malála, která se narodila do paštunské rodiny v pákistánském údolí Svát, psát pro BBC postřehy o tom, jak se žije pod hrozbou Tálibánu. Pod pseudonymem Gul Makaj popisovala, jak její rodina bojuje za vzdělávání dívek a jak tálibánská moc stále narůstá. Dívčina neohroženost však nezůstala bez trestu a v říjnu 2012 ji v autobuse střelil neznámý útočník do hlavy. Dívka jako zázrakem přežila a dál pokračuje ve svém boji. Na podporu svého úsilí založila fond Malala Fund a je nejmladší kandidátkou na Nobelovu cenu míru.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2021 A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020 'A wake-up call ... These women's stories will make you weep, and then rage at the world's indifference.' Amal Clooney

A gripping expose of the Allied Forces occupation of Afghanistan. The failure of the West in Afghanistan is unquestionably devastating and despite efforts to eliminate the Taliban from the country, their presence has continued to grow. Insurgent attacks have also increased, and the region still struggles against poverty, an unstable infrastructure and a huge number of land mines. Initially billed as the West's success story by both Bush and Blair, Afghanistan remains, largely, a lawless, violent land. Reporting on the region for a number of years, Lamb has fought with the mujahadeen dressed as an Afghan boy, experienced a near-fatal ambush and head-on encounter with Taliban forces and successfully established links with American, British, Afghan government, Taliban and tribal fighters. Her unparalleled access to troops and civilians on the ground, as well as to top military officials has ensured that this is the definitive book on the region, exposing the realities of Afghanistan unlike anyone before. In the same vein as Robert Fisk's "The Great War of Civilisation", this is compelling, moving and impossible to put down.

'House of Stone' is based on a series of interviews with a white farmer and black nanny, set against the backdrop of the last of Britain's colonies in Africa to become independent, and the descent into madness of one of Africa's most respected nationalist leaders.

An extraordinary collection of reportage that tells the story of some of the most important world events of the past 16 years, from one of the most talented and intrepid female journalists at work today.

*Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize* In 2009 Malala Yousafzai began writing a blog on BBC Urdu about life in the Swat Valley as the Taliban gained control, at times banning girls from attending school. When her identity was discovered, Malala began to appear in both Pakistani and international media, advocating the freedom to pursue education for all. In October 2012, gunmen boarded Malala's school bus and shot her in the face, a bullet passing through her head and into her shoulder. Remarkably, Malala survived the shooting. At a very young age, Malala Yousafzai has become a worldwide symbol of courage and hope. Her shooting has sparked a wave of solidarity across Pakistan, not to mention globally, for the right to education, freedom from terror and female emancipation.

Christina Lamb's best selling account of this fascinating and complicated man - a colonialist who beat his servants yet supported independence, a stiff Englishman with deep passions - is a master piece of biographical storytelling. It is a tale of fantasies made real, tragedy endured and life long love.

The narrative follows twenty-one-year-old Christina Lamb as she immerses herself in the Afghan war, leaving her suburban life in England behind. Over two years, she witnesses the mujaheddin's victory against the Soviets, gaining unique insights through her Afghan friends who help her navigate the perilous landscape in various disguises. This firsthand account highlights her experiences and the complexities of the conflict, offering a personal perspective on a pivotal moment in Afghan history.

Ten years ago, Christina Lamb reported on the war the Afghan people were fighting against the Soviet Union. Now, back in Afghanistan, she has written an extraordinary memoir of her love affair with the country and its people. schovat popis