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by Tereasa Shepherd (Editor), Britney Thompson (Illustrator), Bojan Milinkov (Photographer)
When refugees arrive on your soil, do not close your door on them. Listen to them. EACH ONE HAS A STORY TO TELL.
No one wants to leave their home... or loved ones... unless they must.
Living in your homeland is the most valuable blessing a human being can have. No one should have this blessing taken from them. Asmeen shares her deep love for her home and county. As a young woman, she is forced to leave to be safe and to stay alive.
Walk with Asmeen as she shares her harrowing escape. The journey is filled with difficulties, loss, happiness, and finally hope as she searches for safety... and a new place to call home.
★ ABOUT THE AUTHOR ★
Asmeen Hamkar was born in Afghanistan, where she studied civil engineering in Kabul Polytechnic University until forced to flee her war-torn homeland. Her message to the world governments, leaders, and legislatures is that they can turn this planet into a safe home where no one will have to leave their home and seek refuge in a neighbor's house again.
She currently lives in Arizona (her new forever home). She works at the State's Refugee Resettlement Program and assists refugees in their path to self-sufficiency and successful resettlement. This is her first book. Asmeen looks forward to writing more books about Afghanistan and her life there.
