This detailed account of the life and work of Iqbal Masih is an illustration of the plight of children who are enslaved throughout the developing world as well as a compelling biography of a singularly charismatic and intrepid child who used his small voice to tell the stories of those too frightened to speak out. Iqbal Masih was murdered at the age of thirteen; but not before becoming an internationally renowned opponent of child and slave labor. Forced into servitude at a carpet factory in order to pay a family debt; Iqbal; a Pakistani; experienced firsthand the cruelty of an economic system which decimates local communities on one end and spits out consumer products on the other. Mustering the courage to escape the factory; Iqbal found the Bonded Labor Liberation Front and worked to instigate a children's rebellion against companies using child slavery. Rewarding Iqbal for his work; Reebok presented him with the Youth in Action Award in 1995 and offered him a full scholarship to study law at Brandeis University—a scholarship he did not live to accept.
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Review
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. MUST READBy Book CzarFascinating book. It's a MUST READ for anyone interested in the subject matter. The author is excellent. Writing is crisp; clear; easy to read. To say this book was eye-opening would be an understatement.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not much revealed but much still concealedBy Jack GabrielNothing new to what I already know. The material discussed in the book which to a large extent is based on Bernard Lewis sources is just barely scraping the surface. This material has become commercial fodder for easy consumption of the vastly ignorant. There is so much more to be revealed but hidden due to either ignorance or dissonance which would forever shatter the notion that this religion can be cured and sanitized with the semi illiterate WESTERN sentiments of SECULARISM bordering on Godlessness as thus far has been perpetrated on Christianity in the US and Europe.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Just to know what to expectBy Mike the CustomerForget what the mainstream media says about Islam; this one peals back the onion to give you more insight. It is never a good idea to generalize a group of people because the key word is "people". Everyone is different and not everyone should be judged on their actions and character. This book at least fills in some of the blanks on what might motivate some Muslims.
