<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>A young woman at last finds love, only to discover, after the death of her baby and her man, that he was married, had eight children, and died of “slim,” or AIDS.</p><P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>A girl hides under a blanket in her dormitory while the Lord's Resistance Army, in search of child brides, pushes an armed child soldier through the window so they can take their pick of the terrified girls.</p><P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Not long after her ritual genital mutilation, a girl on her way home from school is beaten by four men, then delivered to an old man who will be her husband, a standard marriage practice.</P><P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal>In <B><I>I Dare to Say</I></B>,<I> </I>African women speak out in their own words, sharing poignant tales of womanhood, revealing how they cope and survive, and confiding their dreams and hopes for themselves and their children. They tell not only of atrocities and pain but also of motherhood, marriage, love, and courage, a testament to the bond among women from all cultures.</p><P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Dramatic, sometimes heartbreaking, often inspiring, <B><I>I Dare to Say </I></B>vividly brings to life how political instability, ethnic rivalries, and traditional religion shape the daily life—as well as the future—of rural African girls and women.