Scattered: The making and unmaking of a refugee By Aamna Mohdin
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And a pieced together self It is rare to find a person with such a story who both has the skill to tell it and the strength to face the difficulties necessary in telling it Read it to have your horizons broadened and your heart made bigger 317 3. When stars are scattered book 5 but rounded up because I ve never read a non fiction account of a refugee or about Somali hence needing to appreciate this gem as well as all the many great authors and poets the author includes such as Viet Thanh Nguyen It would have received a further if there were photos The author encounters photographers in Mogadishu but didn t add any photos of all the beautiful and fascinating scenery she describes In fiction I m happy to use my imagination but for non fiction i would rather see what the author is seeing.
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Which leads to inequality and corruption Chapter 4 The Making of a RefugeeThis chapter starts with the funny account of how Somalians give each other funny nicknames e. Scattered pulmonary nodules This details the account of the family applying for asylum and being rejected Chapter 5 The SeparationDetails the account of how the author had to pretend her aunt was her mother so that she could remain in Saudi Arabia while her mother was deported to Kenya Chapter 6 Finally in EuropeThe long journey to the UK They first land in Germany in 1998 and then after many attempts manage to reunite in the UK after years of being apart Part Two Chapter 7 A Journey Back in TimeThe author finally goes back to Somalia to understand her roots And discovers how Somalia is a Nation of Poets Chapter 8 You Were Once AminaThe author s name had been changed at some point She explores how it feels to try and reclaim her original name Chapter 9 Lunch with the Youth of MogadishuExplores the women s football team.
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A UK citizen and the refugees is very sad Part Three Chapter 13 Girlhood on Two FrontsThe struggles of fitting in and navigating her identities Chapter 14 Black and BritishAccepting her Black British identity and racism in the UK the rise and fall of the BNP as well as gaining British citizenship the meaning of being Stateless to being a citizen of one of the richest countries in the world Chapter 15 The Trauma that Binds UsHer mother s panic attacks and the trauma they both share Chapter 16 We Were Girls TogetherThe other thing I learned from this book is that women who are denied stability and education seem to have a lot of children Whether it s the author s mother or the author s childhood friend.
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This is a story the world should know It is Aamna s story a Somali refugee who through many difficulties was able to find a place in the UK But it is also story that shows the huge challenges that millions of refugees in the world face A story of displacement broken worlds scattered memories whether it s Italian colonial architecture hipster cafes they have a big coffee culture or beaches Part One Chapter 1 A Fine LineThe first thing I m going to take from this is that human kindness is part of us That hatred or indifference to suffering is harder when faced with a refugee directly in front of you rather than statistics in a tabloid No different to witnessing lambs being slaughtered rather than seeing them in sanitised packages in a supermarket. EBook scattered areas She was then put on a coach but she didn t know where it went It was there that she met a young Indian man I spoke to him in Hindi and told him what happened I said I was caught be border guards and needed to return to my family in Holland I told him I didn t have any money or food on me she says. Scattered vs isolated showers The man who looked about twenty four years old told her to get off the bus and took her to a nearby cafe He bought her food and drink which she wolfed down He then scolded her He said When you re pregnant you shouldn t travel long distances without any food for yourself and your baby He gave her money to use a payphone and call her family. Smart but scattered book The Indian man paid for a ticket to get her on a train that would take her to the Netherlands He took her to the train station Chapter 2 When Faatma Met MohamedAamna Mohdin shreds the stereotypical image that the West has of women from developing countries particularly of Muslim heritage Her parents Faatma and Mohamed have a loving relationship where they laugh constantly and Faatma a do not mess with me bada always has the last word This chapter shares some of their love story. Scattered nevi Faatma is Yemeni on her mother s side Arab and Somali on her father s side and thus speaks both languages fluently Her father was living in India when Indra Ghandi was assassinated This chapter explores the changes brought by the new revolutionary government leading to the civil war that engulfs Somalia Chapter 3 The Great EscapeExplores the collapse of Said Barre the former commander of the Somali National Army who becomes the president of Somalia after the 1969 coup d tat that overthrew the Somali Republic He was initially a Marxist Leninist who had adopted scientific socialism with support from the Soviet Union He had brough in many popular reforms that allowed Somalia to flourish But in 1977 he started the Ogaden War against the Derg in Ethopia against the advise of the Soviet Union Upon losing that war he pivots away from the Soviet Union and turns to the USA the experiences of the youth in Mogadishu including the terrorist attacks and the losing the use of one s mother tongue called first language attrition which Monika Schmid of the University of Essex is the leading researcher on this field Chapter 10 The Permeance of ExileExplore Harmar Weyne where the author s father has renovated the house and he and Faatma lived in when they first were married More of the diaspora who left are returning hoping to transform the country Chapter 11 The Past Isn t DeadThe author visits a coastal town called Malindi where the Italians once launched their satellites from The Ngomeni beach is considered dangerous due to kidnappings and terrorist attacks Lots of shipwrecked boats scatter the beach Chapter 12 Welcome Back to K TownThe author visits Kakuma refugee camp where the author had spent part of her childhood and attended school The contrast of her who had 3 children while living in a refugee camp and then another while being resettled in The Netherlands And she s barely 30 years old In contrast the author is hoping to pursue her career before considering children This isn t said in judgement against refugees I ve noticed this with my own family who arrived to the UK as first generation immigrants 317 
This memoir written by an established journalist follows the lived experiences of a Somali British refugee Tracing the political through the personal and the collective through the intimate Mohdin illustrates the ongoing struggles with her past and the lack of belonging she receives in contemporary Britain In particular this book documents the author s thinking on the topic as well as the conversations she held with her parents trying to dig into her own heritage and family history Following Mohdin across time and place both literally and figuratively the book is structured around the different stages of the refugee experience Altogether this is a fascinating work which manages to intersect personal reflection with journalistic investigation 317 Scattered is a bittersweet memoir about the refugee experience and an honest and thought provoking exploration of how it shapes a family and a girlhood. Scattered skull Mohdin takes a sensitive and considered approach to her subject matter starting with a brief history of the Somali Civil War and her family s flight from Mogadishu It s a deeply personal story but always carefully contextualised by time and place and the views and experiences of others Mohdin approaches every stage of her journey with a warmth honesty and understanding that celebrates the complexity of experience and as a reader I felt like I was right there with her every step of the way. Scattered spider Thoughtful and compassionate brave and vulnerable Scattered feels like a very special autobiography Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review 317 This is a book about finding where I belong in the world A heart wrenching and thought provoking memoir from a Somali refugee Scattered tells the story of Aamna and her family s transition into British Somalis and the horror story of how they got here. Scattered spider As someone who was heavily involved with the Calais refugees I knew this was a story I d be interested in And it didn t disappoint I look at the similarities between the refugee crisis I was born into and the one I report on several decades later Their fear and desperation is the same Their deaths are the same The response from the neighbouring countries the indifference and hostility that too has remained the same Mama in particular I adored What a brave brave woman What she must have gone through as a mother is the absolute stuff of nightmares Deportation imprisonment being separated from her child I can t even begin to try and understand her experiences. Scattered prism diablo 4 I learned so much about Somalia The history the people And what stood out most to me was their laughter and their resilience I found myself on instagram and Google wanting to know Wanting to see pictures and try and get a bigger sense of what the author was describing and where she was I wanted to see the photography in Kakuma that she spoke of I wanted to see the country she felt naturally at home in Why do some children get to live their lives never worrying about whether they d see their parents again Why am I always losing one of my parents Why was this the life that was chosen for me Why don t I just get to be a child The sense of family and the kindness from others was heartwarming Aamna s family immediate and extended provided great support along the way and the love she has for her parents in particular just shines through the pages and made me smile I found this book really emotive and I felt such a wide range of feelings throughout her story Aamna s struggles didn t end when she reached the UK The racism she speaks of makes me cringe in embarrassment at the behaviour of my fellow countrymen and the story of Mama and her shoe only made me love her I scratched my legs and saw the white ashy streaks it left behind I started scratching myself all over with a desperate vigour I wanted to cover myself in those white ashy streaks I scratched as deep into the skin as I could wanting to tear at the blackness I didn t stop once I started bleeding I ll never understand why Britain seems to have open arms for the Ukrainians yet shun the African nations The unashamed outwardly racist remarks that can be read in comments sections on social media are absolutely disgusting I wish people would educate themselves on the harrowing histories people have suffered in these countries. Scattered minds I am so proud of you Aamna for building a wonderful career all the while supporting your family discovering who you are where you come from and integrating yourself into Britain You re truly remarkable. Scattered castles Thank you to you and NetGalley for allowing me to read your story I don t think I ve ever read a book that has taught me so much and been so thought provoking This is one story that will stay with me 317 I don t think I ve read a text since Baldwin M rquez Saramago or Ferrante that has taken me through such a whirlwind of emotions as Scattered The making and unmaking of a refugee This book is that rare combination of captivating storytelling gut wrenching honesty and relentless wit all geared towards telling one family s story of struggle against war the global border system racism and the affects these systems of power have on our sense of self It s a book that takes you through in unflinchingly lucid and clearsighted ways the chronicle of a refugee who has fought to make a life for themselves in a foreign country they now call home It s a tale of life making of the experience which confronts refugees and the interpersonal and political struggles they have to wage to ensure their claim to life freedom and a connection to the country they once lived in It s an account of one woman s battle over the terms of her own subjectivity in the face of racism and the new and novel of starting a life in a new countryIn this dark world that we live in as colonial genocides rage and empires and climate change make new refugees everyday this book is of enormous importance It tells us that we can and must fight for a world free from racism and borders If you read anything this year then make it this Even better organise a launch or a reading group around it in your ends This is one of those magical examples of a text that has the power to move and change people 317 Amazing Amazing A must read 317
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