A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman

Just saw a bit of her story on ABCNews tonight and was so impressed that I wanted to know more. So I was glad to hear there was a book out now.  I am looking forward to reading this. 

To me, it is a shame that this type of mindset and action is an anomaly and not an everyday way of life. That we do not value each other enough on a day to day basis.  That this war was one that went primarily unnoticed by the general public, and seemingly no one cared. It should be just the opposite. We in the US pride ourselves on freedom and equality, yet we don't seem to want to make an effort to ensure that it doesn't stop at our borders. At least, not so much anymore. We have become an insular people, isolated and self-serving, as much as we want to believe ourselves otherwise.  


Stories such as Lisa Shannon's, and a few others, are a refreshing light in the darkness. May there be more such as her in the coming days.