Never Arrive’ tells the story of Farah Abdullahi Abdi, a young Somali man, who isforced to flee his home in Kenya because of persecution and stigma associatedwith his sexual orientation.
The publication is being launched on the eveningof 28th April at the President’s Palace in Valletta. H.E. Mrs Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, thePresident of Malta will be hosting the launch.
The author is a young Somali refugee whocame to Malta without his family at only 16 years of age. The book is based on his journey, not only physicalbut also mental and emotional, a story about one man’s dreams and aspirationsand his challenges as he crosses borders and endures unspeakable hardships insearch of the future he believes he deserves. It is a story of self- acceptance and the will to risk it all forfreedom. The often dangerous, brutal and terrifying events that most asylumseekers experience are vividly portrayed in Never Arrive’.
The publication of Never Arrive forms partof the first phase of Bodyless, aproject led by Kopin and financed by the MaltaArts Fund, the UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration. Theproject is supported theTerre des Hommes International Federation (www.terredeshommes.org)and the Destination Unknown Campaign (http://destination-unknown.org).
The book will be available in outletsaround Malta and Gozo from Monday 2nd May at a price of €10.
Editor’sNote:
Bodyless is coordinated by the Maltese human rights NGO Kopin. The secondphase of the project tackles migration issues through contemporary poetry inMaltese. For this phase, Kopin is collaborating with local poet Glen Calleja.The latter’s main interest is on the issue of spectatorship versusresponsibility. A visual arts exhibitionfollowing the same theme will close the Bodylessproject.
Facebook Page of the project: https://www.facebook.com/projectbodyless/
Kopin isan NGO working in the field of migration, international development cooperationand global education and is registered in Malta under the 2007 VoluntaryOrganisations Act (VO ID No – VO/0200). For furtherinformation, kindly visit our website and join uson Facebook.Kopin is a member of SKOP – The NationalPlatform of Maltese Development NGOs, of the Destination Unknown Campaign aboutthe Rights of Children on the Move, and of the Mediterranean Migration Network.
More info: Bodyless
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