A decolonized bookshelf that is actually decolonized (17 books)

Since "decolonizing your bookshelf" is all the rage, here is a list of books written by non-Western female authors that are downplayed or ignored by Western media and academics.

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1	Target Africa: Ideological Neocolonialism in the Twenty-First Century by Obianuju Ekeocha 4.34 avg rating — 179 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung 4.36 avg rating — 54,350 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 4.20 avg rating — 92,701 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Hiding in the Light: Why I Risked Everything to Leave Islam and Follow Jesus by Rifqa Bary 4.47 avg rating — 4,591 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge by Chanrithy Him (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 5,038 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	I Dared to Call Him Father: The Miraculous Story of a Muslim Woman's Encounter with God by Bilquis Sheikh 4.31 avg rating — 9,397 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	If I Perish by Esther Ahn Kim 4.37 avg rating — 1,572 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang 4.30 avg rating — 124,007 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Slave: My True Story by Mende Nazer 4.29 avg rating — 10,324 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 3.95 avg rating — 5,602 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 3.83 avg rating — 13,900 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculée Ilibagiza 4.44 avg rating — 47,553 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Beautiful Hero: How We Survived the Khmer Rouge by Jennifer H. Lau (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 850 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story by Hyeonseo Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 101,751 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Led by Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide by Immaculée Ilibagiza 4.44 avg rating — 2,040 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 3.99 avg rating — 1,980 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Free at Last: A Cup of Water, a Death Sentence, and an Inspiring Story of One Woman's Unwavering Faith (Paperback) – A Powerful and Encouraging Testimony on Fighting Against Religious Extremism by Asia Bibi 4.04 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars