stolen lives twenty years in a desert jail

A heartrending account in the face of extreme deprivation and the courage with which one family faced its fate, Stolen Lives is an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to freedom. Recaptured after five days, Malika was finally able to leave Morocco and begin a new life in exile in 1996. After fifteen years, the last ten of which they spent locked up in solitary cells, the Oufkir children managed to dig a tunnel with their bare hands and make an audacious escape.

and her mother were immediately imprisoned in a desert penal colony. Malika, her five younger brothers and sisters.

Then, on August 16, 1972, her father was arrested and executed after an attempt to assassinate the king. more » em, one of the most eligible heiresses in the kingdom, surrounded by luxury and extraordinary privilege. Adopted by the king at the age of five, Malika spent most of her childhood and adolescence in the seclusion of the court har. Born in 1953, Malika Oufkir was the eldest daughter of General Oufkir, the King of Morocco's closest aide. Recaptured after five days, Malika was finally able to leave Morocco and begin a new life in exile in 1996.A heartrending account in the face of extreme deprivation and the courage with which one family faced its fate, Stolen Lives is an unforgettable story of one woman's journey to freedom.A gripping memoir that reads like a political thriller-the story of Malika Oufkir's turbulent and remarkable life.

3,358 reviews A gripping memoir that reads like a political thriller-the story of Malika Oufkirs turbulent and remarkable life.

After fifteen years, the last ten of which they spent locked up in solitary cells, the Oufkir children managed to dig a tunnel with their bare hands and make an audacious escape. Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail by Malika Oufkir, Michèle Fitoussi 4.10 Adopted by the king at the age of five, Malika spent most of her childhood and adolescence in the seclusion of the court harem, one of the most eligible heiresses in the kingdom, surrounded by luxury and extraordinary privilege.Then, on August 16, 1972, her father was arrested and executed after an attempt to assassinate the king. A gripping memoir that reads like a political thriller-the story of Malika Oufkir's turbulent and remarkable life.

Stolen lives twenty years in a desert jail