Mayada Daughter of Iraq
One Woman’s Survival in Saddam Hussein’s Torture Jail
by Jean Sasson

A Mother’s Ordeal: One Woman’s Fight Against China’s One-Child Policy
by Steven W. Mosher

Spot the similarities?
both are harrowing, yet compelling, reading
both present a fight against injustice
in both, *one woman* makes a difference

It’s been a couple of years since I read the China book – but there are still scenes from it firmly implanted in my memory. Nothing will ever erase them.
I finished Mayada today. Likewise, I will not forget.

The question for me becomes *what can I do about it?*
It is not enough to know.
It is not even enough to remember.
But I don’t know what to do.

Certainly I will share these books with my children when they are older.
But this is not sufficient.
What solutions will we find?