Algerian attack survivor vows to be heard in court battle with award-winning author

Kamel Daoud's novel "Houris" -- banned in Algeria and awarded France's top literary prize Prix Goncourt last year -- tells the story of a child who loses her voice when an Islamist cuts her throat during the 1990s war. Last November, Arbane took the literary world by storm when she announced on Algerian television, using a speech aid, that the novel's main character was based on her experiences without her consent. She said the book's details were too similar to the personal stories she had narrated...