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From Here - 9780593354452
Nancy Paulsen Books
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In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee. With no word for gay in Arabic, Luma may not have known what to call the feelings she had growing up in Jordan during the 1980s, but she knew well enough to keep them secret. It was clear that not only would her family have trouble accepting her, but trapped in a conservative religious society, she couldve also been killed if anyone discovered her sexuality. Luma spent her teenage years increasingly desperate to find a way out, and finally found one when she was accepted into college in the United States. Once there, Luma begins the agonizing process of applying for political asylum, which ensures her safetybut causes her family to break ties with her. Becoming a refugee in America is a rude awakening, and Luma must rely on the grace of friends and strangers alike as she builds a new life and finally embraces her full self. Slowly, shes able to forge a new path forward with both her biological and chosen families, eventually founding Fugees Family, a nonprofit dedicated to the education and support of refugee children in the United States. As hopeful as it is heartrending, From Here is a coming-of-age memoir about one young womans search for belonging and the many meanings of home for those who must leave theirs.
- | Author: Luma Mufleh
- | Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
- | Publication Date: May 16, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 320 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0593354451
- | ISBN-13: 9780593354452
- Author:
- Luma Mufleh
- Publisher:
- Nancy Paulsen Books
- Publication Date:
- May 16, 2023
- Number of pages:
- 320 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 0593354451
- ISBN-13:
- 9780593354452