When Samira Bellil died at the age
of 31, of stomach cancer, she had already lived a horrific life, experienced violence,
and stood up for herself in a way that shocked the world. She spoke out against
both of the violent gang rapes she had endured, she prosecuted the attackers in
a French legal system that was indifferent to her at best, and alienated her
family and culture in the process. New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is, To Hell and Back: The Life of
Samira Bellil, translated by Lucy R. McNair. Bellis’s story sheds light on the suburban ghettos
of France and the violence that goes unnoticed by outsiders and unspoken by its
victims. This week Linking in Lincoln will pay tribute to this remarkable woman
as well as celebrate others, all over the world, who are fighting back.

Who is Samira Bellil? Find out here
at Wikipedia.com

Ni Putes Ni Soumises (Neither
whores nor submissives) is a French feminist movement that Samira Bellil had
strong ties to. Find out who they are at Wikipedia.com, to take a look at the
actual French website (in French)  then
go to niputesnisoumises.com

Algeria breaks silence on violence
against women- find the full article here.

The women of Kenya have been
fighting their own battle against sexual violence. To find out how they are
preparing the next generation go to chinadaily.com

To check out the award winning NO!
Rape documentary and get a look into the amazing women behind it, then go to
notherapedocumentary.org.  You can also
view the trailer at youtube.com

The San Francisco Women Against
Rape crisis center was created in 1973 to support victims of rape and sexual
violence as well as their family and friends. Go to their website, here, to
find out more about this impressive organization.

Hope you enjoyed the links,
bloggers! Be sure to check back tomorrow for another installment of This Week
in History!