WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RAPE - SOHAILA ABDULALI

Sohaila Abdulali's book is a poignant and honest account of the experience of rape, which at the same time brings hope. The author, who herself was a victim of gang rape in her youth, shares her thoughts and experiences, and also talks to other people who have survived sexual violence. It is a read that forces reflection and asks important questions about the culture of rape in our society.

• Honest and personal account of the author, who shares her own experience.
• Conversations with survivors, sex workers, activists and lawyers.
• Analysis of the culture of rape and its deep roots in society.
• Questions about how to raise boys so that they do not rape.
• Searching for answers to the question of whether it is possible to build a world without rape.
• Hope and inspiration for people who have experienced sexual violence.
• An important voice in the discussion about sexual violence and its consequences.

Sohaila Abdulali begins her book with the confession that as a teenager she was the victim of gang rape. Thirty years later, a wave of protests sweeps through India after the brutal rape and death of student Jyoti Singh, and an old internet article that Abdulali published after the attack goes viral. After years of activism and working on a hotline for rape victims and dealing with the subject of sexual violence professionally, she is forced to return to traumatic events from decades ago.

The author talks to survivors, sex workers, dominas, educators, activists, lawyers and looks at the topics of sex and sexual violence from different perspectives. Using her own example, she shows that receiving understanding and support from the family is possible; that it is possible to talk about it with children; that there is nothing to be ashamed of. And how important it is how we talk about sexual violence.

By asking the right questions, Abdulali reveals the culture of rape that is deeply rooted in our societies. Who, according to our ideas, is the victim of rape? Who rapes? Does this experience destroy forever? Is it possible to build a world without rape? How do we raise boys so that as adult men they do not rape? And how can you feel joy again after such an experience?

Talking about the experience of rape is not always rewarded with the expected relief, the completion of a certain stage or just justice. It happens that survivors speak and everyone behaves as if nothing happened. Tajfuny Publishing presents this important book in 2025, in a paperback format of 132x202 mm, with 288 pages.