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The Journey

Maryam Mursal

Somalia with five children at the height of the civil war. She was to walk, and ride on donkeys and trucks through the desert for seven exhausting months before reaching safety. On the way she wrote 'Qax/Refugee'. This epic is the tragic story of Maryam's flight. She tells of the tragedy as the fighting survivor - proud and adamant, she insists that peace must prevail so that the country may rise again.

The Journey at realworldrecords.com