amsterdam airport 1998 samir karim steps off a plane from vietnam flushes his fake passport down the toilet and requests asylum fleeing iraq to avoid conscription into saddam hussein s army he has spent seven years anonymously wandering through asia now safely in the heart of europe he is sent to an asylum center and assigned a bed in a shared dorm where he will spend the next nine years as he navigates his way around the absurdities of dutch bureaucracy samir tries his best to get along with his 500 new housemates told with compassion and a unique sense of humor this is an inspiring tale of survival a close up view of the hidden world of refugees and human smugglers and a sobering reflection of our times
rodaan al galidi
world editions
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