How long does it take to read Do They Hear You When You Cry?
Fauziya Kassindja
Do They Hear You When You Cry by Fauziya Kassindja takes about 9 hours 35 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 35 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1998. 523 pages, about 143,825 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 59 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 35 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A true story of persecution, friendship, and ultimate triumph, Do They Hear You When You Cry chronicles the struggles of two extraordinary women: Fauziya Kassindja, who fled her African homeland to escape female genital mutilation only to be locked up in American prisons for sixteen months; and Layli Miller Bashir, a driven young law student who fought for Fauziya's freedom. Here, for the first time, is Fauziya's dramatic personal story, told in her own words, vividly detailing her life as a young woman in Togo and her nightmarish day-to-day existence in U.S. prisons. It is a story of faith and freedom, courage and inspiration.
Subjects: Asylum, Right of, Biography, Female circumcision, Muslim women, Political refugees, Right of Asylum
