Ellaha Character Analysis in Half the Sky

Ellaha is an inmate at the prison Rana oversees. She refused an arranged marriage with her cousin, and instead pursued a career and planned to move to Canada for a university scholarship. When Ellaha’s sister also refused to marry a cousin, their family viciously beat them both for days. The sisters eventually fled, then were jailed at the prison in order to protect them from their own family.

Ellaha Character Timeline in Half the Sky

The timeline below shows where the character Ellaha appears in Half the Sky. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...empowered to build a career, and thinks that girls who have lost hymens deserve punishment. Ellaha is one young inmate for whom being in jail is safer than being free. When... (full context)