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Mikela: Memoirs of a Maasai Woman [Paperback]

Jacyee Aniagolu-Johnson (Author)
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Publication Date: June 24, 2004
"...the tumultuous life and struggles for freedom and survival of Mikela, a young Tanzanian woman of the Maasai tribe... Untangling the chains of her violation and bad memories... Mikela is an epitome of a victim of sexual abuse...her experience speaks for millions of women still treated as objects..."

Barry Chukwugekwu Eneh
Lecturer, Ohio Dominican University
Mikela is a young and vivacious beauty with a unique artistic talent. Her nightmare starts in the open plains of the Tanzanian Maasailand where she experiences female circumcision. The saga of tradition and ensuing events force Mikela to embark on a blinded journey, one that would eventually take her across two continents.

As she journeys through life, the emotional scar of female circumcision and later rape, continue to haunt Mikela. Scared by her violation and bad memories, Mikela is unsure about her own emotions as her world seems to be spiraling down an endless dark tunnel.

Can Mikela survive the streams of tragedies? Can she overcome the challenges and daily torment by her own life's experiences? Can pure and undefiled love fuel her enough to survive? Is her love for Maasai and Parisian art sufficient to cleanse her mind of the emotional scare of female circumcision and rape?

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About the Author

Jacyee Aniagolu was born in Africa and now resides in Laurel, Maryland. She holds a doctorate degree in Microbiology. Mikela is her first published fiction work and was inspired by her cultural and medical knowledge of female circumcision, and the human devastation being caused by prostitution and HIV in Africa.

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  • Paperback: 250 pages
  • Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (June 24, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0595306772
  • ISBN-13: 978-0595306770
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,637,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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A Sad but Lovely Story July 29, 2004
Mikela is a sad but lovely story. It paints a beautiful picture of African landscapes as well as the lifestyle in various parts of the country, shares the excitement of Paris and Manhattan, and follows one strong woman as she attempts to heal herself from the horror of female circumsicion. In a gentle way, the book educates us about a tragic custom.
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It is amazing how words coming from one heart goes to another heart!

Mikela is a story of hope in a world of unfairness. A story of a little innocent girl forced to the reality of a bold tradition. Mikela takes you with her to the wonderland of Africa, and shows you the beauty of the Maasailand. You then would experience the dark confusion of a child forced to the land of adulthood, experiencing one of the most horrifying extremes of mankind. At the end you would believe that the bright light of faith in self can bring happiness and prosperity to any lost life...
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Mzungu September 17, 2007
As a frequent traveler to Kenya and Tanzania for nonprofit development work, I was very happy to finally find a book written about Maasai women. While the female gentile mutilation descriptions were truly horrifying and probably accurate, I was disappointed that most of the story took place in upper class Nairobi, Paris and New York, places rarely seen by Maasai women. This novel seems an attempt to to entertain with highly unlikely adventures of the "rich and famous" to make the point about the horror of FGM. I wonder how much the author truly knows about Maasai culture. Her bio says she was born in Africa, a very large continent most of which is not Maasai, and now lives in the US. Some of her descriptions do not ring true to me about Maasai customs and sexual practices as explained to me by Maasai friends. I do hope someday a true biography will be written by one of the inspirational women leaders of the Maasai community.
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