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For Immediate Release: UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador, Jaha Marie Dukureh, Releases First Memoir

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

UN WOMEN’S GOODWILL AMBASSADOR AND GLOBAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST

JAHA MARIE DUKUREH

ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF HER HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MEMOIR 

SHARING HER JOURNEY FROM SURVIVOR TO ACTIVIST

BECOMING ONE OF THE YOUNGEST NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NOMINEES

 

I WILL SCREAM TO THE WORLD:

MY STORY. MY FIGHT. MY HOPE FOR GIRLS EVERYWHERE.

NOW AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD

 

FOREWORD PROVIDED BY ACTRESS, AUTHOR, AND ACTIVIST ASHLEY JUDD

 

 

New York, NY (February 13, 2025) – Today, UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, TIME 100 Most Influential Person, activist, and author Jaha Marie Dukureh announces the release of her first memoir, I WILL SCREAM TO THE WORLD: My Story. My Fight. My Hope for Girls Everywhere, published by Kensington Publishing. The book is now available for purchase or download wherever books are sold. 

 

In this inspiring memoir, Jaha Marie Dukureh shares her deeply human story, detailing how she survived female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage, and how her experiences compelled her to fight for women’s rights in The Gambia and beyond. Through her work, Dukureh has become a global symbol of change admired by Hollywood and political leaders alike as she transformed her challenges into a global movement.

 

I WILL SCREAM TO THE WORLD goes beyond just cataloguing Dukureh's activism. Dukureh shares her poignant, unflinchingly transparent narrative delving into her upbringing in a deeply gender segregated society, her heroes and tormentors, and how she transformed herself from victim to survivor to a beacon of hope for girls everywhere. Readers are guided through an intimate journey of Dukureh’s life, as she finds resilience and strength through her lived experiences. Through these stories, the indomitable spirit of a woman determined to champion the rights of the voiceless prevails. Dukureh illuminates the path to reclaiming one's humanity through her own story, and shares the blueprint for others to overcome their personal struggles. 

 

As Dukureh shares her world, she invites readers to find their voice, embrace their flaws and disadvantages, and most importantly recognize the shared humanity that binds us all.

 

Copies of I WILL SCREAM TO THE WORLD will be made available upon request.

 

Praise for I WILL SCREAM TO THE WORLD:

"Jaha is truly an authentic woman telling her deeply moving story that goes beyond being a survivor and global activist. She also reminds us what it is to be human. Jaha epitomizes a Great Dame.” — Sharon Kelly Hake, Founder and President of Great Dames

 

“I found Jaha’s story deeply moving. She has dedicated her life to fighting against FGM, child marriage, and financial inequity on a global scale. A must read for all men and women who want to elevate women.” — Betty Hines, Founder, Women Elevating Women (W.E.W.)

"This memoir is proof that women not only survive but thrive under horrendous circumstances. I was particularly impressed that as a global women’s rights activist, Jaha passionately promotes financial equity because she understands that money is power and without power, women will not reach full potential for themselves and the world.” — Dr. Andrea Wagner, Founder, Herizon Funding

 

ABOUT THE BOOK

On the wedding night of her first arranged marriage, fifteen-year-old Jaha learned that she had undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as an infant. That painful discovery, coupled with her experiences with a second arranged marriage, set Jaha on her path as an activist—a courageous mission that would require her to brave hostility in her community and family, and even attempts on her life. Despite the challenges, and with ever-growing determination, Jaha founded Safe Hands for Girls, an organization that succeeded in having FGM banned in Gambia. She is now working to eradicate FGM and forced child marriage worldwide by 2030 and running to be the next President of The Gambia.

 

I WILL SCREAM TO THE WORLD recounts Jaha’s ongoing, uphill journey to be seen as a survivor, activist, but most of all as a human. She dives into her childhood to show the root causes of her crusading, shares her personal and professional life, and explores, as only a survivor can, a practice that while violent and troubling, is often culturally misunderstood.

Above all, Jaha’s unflinchingly honest memoir is a story of resilience and extraordinary fearlessness, of the strength that comes with learning to love oneself, and of the power within everyone to create meaningful and lasting change.

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jaha Dukureh is an award-winning activist, entrepreneur, and author of I WILL SCREAM TO THE WORLD. A survivor of FGM and child marriage, she transformed her personal story into a global movement, leading to legal reforms and international recognition. She is the founder of Safe Hands for Girls, an organization dedicated to providing support to African women and girls who have survived Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Her work contributed directly to the Gambian government’s 2015 ban on FGM, and she is also the Co-Founder of Regenerative Hubs, a project under Safe Hands for Girls seeking to uplift women out of poverty through sustainable agricultural practices. Among her many accolades, she was named a UN Goodwill Ambassador, TIME 100 honoree, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, awarded the Eleanor Roosevelt Medal of Honor, honored as the Human Rights Activist Humanitarian of the Year at the seventh annual African Diaspora Awards, L’Oreal’s Global Brand Ambassador (2022-2023) and Top 10 Africa Changemakers by YouthHubAfrica. Jaha has dedicated her life to advocating for women’s rights, economic empowerment, and African self-sufficiency. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, BBC, CNN, and Forbes. Through her leadership in regenerative agriculture and sustainable development, she continues to create lasting change for communities.

 

PUBLISHER BIO

Kensington Publishing Corp. is an independent, family-owned book publisher founded in 1974 and based in New York City. Known for the diversity of the authors and books it publishes, Kensington releases more than 300 fiction and non-fiction titles each year, providing readers with a range of popular genres such as thrillers, romance, historical fiction, cozy mysteries, and non-fiction, as well as true-crime, western, sci-fi, and speculative fiction titles. The house of New York Times bestselling authors, including Fern Michaels, Lisa Jackson, William W. Johnstone, Joanne Fluke, Mary Monroe, Dr. Jen Gunter, Ellen Marie Wiseman, and many others, its imprints include Kensington Books, Dafina, Zebra, Pinnacle, Kensington Cozies, John Scognamiglio Books, Citadel Press, Lyrical Press, and Erewhon Books. 

 

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Visit Jaha Marie Dukureh online at: https://www.jaha365.com/ 

 


 

 



 
 
 

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