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Free At Last
by Asia Bibi and Anne-Isabelle Tollet
“I was going to die because of a cup of water.” Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian, was sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy because she had drunk water from the same cup as her Muslim co-workers. She was kept in solitary confinement for nine years until she was acquitted in January 2019. In Free at Last Asia reveals how she survived her harrowing ordeal.
Paperback: 174 pages
Andrew Boyd –
Free at Last is a short sequel to the original brief volume Blasphemy. It’s written by French journalist Anne-Isabelle Tollet, in the style of a first-person account by Asia Bibi.
This is an important book, because it details the trials and tribulations of this faithful Christian woman who became an international cause célèbre and a figure of hate for extremists in Pakistan. But there are also some important omissions… You can read my review here.