After the Tampa
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The heart-rending story of a child 'Tampa' refugee who grew up to become a Fulbright scholar, highlighting the plight and potential of refugees everywhere.
When the Taliban were at the height of their power in 2001, Abbas Nazari's parents were faced with a choice: stay and face persecution in their homeland, or seek security for their young children elsewhere.
The family's desperate search for safety took them on a harrowing journey from the mountains of Afghanistan to a small fishing boat in the Indian Ocean, crammed with more than 400 other asylum seekers.
When their boat started to sink, they were mercifully saved by a cargo ship, the Tampa. However, one of the largest maritime rescues in modern history quickly turned into an international stand-off, as Australia closed its doors to these asylum seekers.
The Tampa had waded into the middle of Australia's national election, sparking their hardline policy of offshore detention. While many of those rescued by the Tampa were the first inmates sent to the island of Nauru, Abbas and his family were some of the lucky few to be resettled in New Zealand.
Twenty years after the Tampa affair, Abbas tells his amazing story, from living under Taliban rule, to spending a terrifying month at sea, to building a new life at the bottom of the world.
A powerful and inspiring story for our times, After the Tampa celebrates the importance of never letting go of what drives the human spirit: hope.
Customer Reviews
Most for filling story.
Am most enlightening story Abbas wishing you, Genevieve and your family a most successful life in this most beautiful New Zealand. Elaine Sloan From Southland.
Every NZer should read this
Amazing inspiry story that every New Zealander and Australian should read
Absolutely awesome
I read this in one sitting. Particularly poignant in this current climate in Afghanistan. The sacrifices and experiences this family went through, just to live a ‘normal life’. I wish them all the very very best. Unmasking the experience of a refugee from a war torn nation, was eye opening. An easy read because it was so real and so compelling.