A Struggle With Fate

About the Book

This book is about the story of Naziha’s struggle in life. It started when she was only seven years old. She was treated badly by her stepmother and was often beaten by her father. To escape her father and stepmother’s cruelty she left school very early, and married at the age of thirteen.

The journey of misery and emotional pain started when she gave birth to a handicapped son, who had a problem with his bones that kept breaking on the slightest vibration and to which, no treatment was available. Sadly enough, later on she gave birth to another baby girl whom was inflicted with the same bone disease, “Osteoporosis”, just like her brother.

Her husband was enrolled in a university, studying communication engineering. In the meantime she was studying typing, secretarial work and hair dressing. But faith was tough while they thought they were trying to fight for a better life and get settle to face their problems, a new tragedy found its way to their household.

A lot of difficult situations and a huge struggle but wisdom and experience brings Naziha to shore safely and successfully.

She remarried and held many interesting employment positions that gave her financial comfort and social prestige. Such jobs were with the Libyan Foreign Ministry – Department of Protocol, which gave her the unbelievable opportunity to meet and communicate with various world figures…as well as being one of the most successful business woman in the region….However, her struggle with faith did not stop, disaster does return in her life again….

This book is not given a Shakespearean type of language, so that it can be very easy to read, and understood by everyone regardless of the reader’s level of education.

The Arabic version of this book was published in Jordan. It was a storming success. Following are the Reviews it received from local newspapers, members of the royal Jordanian family and outstanding individuals of merit in Jordan;

The Jordanian Ministry of Education had selected this book to be distributed to all local schools at the expense of the government, as indicated below;

All her children accomplished high standards of achievements in their academic studies.

About the Author

I was born in the small town of Al-Mafraq, Jordan in 1938. With only a limited elementary education from the Rosary Sisters School in Al-Mafraq, I was able through guidance from God, and the man I loved, rise above all my difficulties to establish myself as a successful educator and business woman. In the end of my struggles and with much personal sacrifice I was able to make something out of myself, and my children.

I studied as a beautician at a young age in London, a profession that I have been successful at throughout my life. I then obtained secretarial skills which furthered my advancement enabling me to work with the Libyan Embassy in the U.K and later on with the Libyan Foreign Ministry. This has given me the unbelievable opportunity to meet and communicate with various world figures. Yet I didnÕt stop there I obtained a teaching associate degree in Libya allowing me to pursue my life dream of providing children with a safe and superior education. I am the founder of Al-Aqsa Schools in Tripoli, Libya.

I have written my autobiography to express my feelings and emotions. I did not give it a Shakespearean type of language so that it can be very easy to read and understood by everyone, regardless of the readerÕs level of education.

God willing my personal experience will help a lot of people who have lost hope in getting out of the hardships of life especially those who have disabilities and those who are handicapped. My wish is to inspire those people to believe in themselves and with the guidance of God there can be a world of opportunity out there for everybody.

I have published my second book in Jordan, ÒPunishment and Reward from the LordÓ. Currently, I live in America and in the process of writing my third book.