Author: Sohail Fida
Publisher: Paramount Publishing Enterprise
ISBN : 9789694948522
Language : English
-Binding : Paperback
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Pages : 178
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Description :
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Having just passed his matriculation exams, Sohail Fida was leading a happy and carefree life with his family in Bahrain, a small town in Swat, Northern Pakistan. At the age of 17, young boys worry about hairstyles and acne, but his was not the case for him. In his prime years of youth, he was trying to prove his innocence.
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In April 2000, Fida was arrested and charged with the murder of cousin, Zubair. Two years down the line, he was sentenced to death. However he did not give up and fought for his life. During this whole ordeal, he showed perseverance and grit. Herebelled against the society norms and did what only a few prisoners do - he completed his studies.
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In this harrowing and heroic autobiographical account of a prisoner, Sohail Fida proves that one is a prisoner of his will. While being a death row, he not only completes his basic education but also finishes two Master Degrees which proves that the body can be imprisoned, but the soul remains unshackled.