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Living in America Without Leaving Yemen

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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781949523256
  • Binding: Hardcover
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  • Publisher: Green Card Voices
  • Publisher Imprint: Green Card Voices
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  • Original Price: GBP 10.99
  • Language: English
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  • Item Weight: 250 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Comics & Graphic Novels / Biography & Memoir

Zaynab Abdi chronicles her journey from Somalia to Yemen and ultimately the United States, where she shares a stage with Malala and becomes a voice for refuge. Her graphic memoir is told in both English and Arabic.


Zaynab was born in Somalia and raised by her grandmother in Yemen, where they experienced a simple but beautiful life before unrest came to the country. Follow Zaynab as she flees to Egypt with her sister. Feel the love she is greeted with in America when she joins her mother and two sisters she has never met. Watch her grow as an advocate as she takes on the leadership opportunities within high school and university. Upon meeting Malala Yousafzai, and speaking at the United Nations, she becomes a voice for refuge.

"In America I found MY REFUGE, and my education. Now I use MY VOICE and speak out in order to promote more justice in the world." - Zaynab Abdi

The stunning black ink drawings come from the pen of Egyptian born artist Ashraf El-Attar. Voice for Refuge will be a powerful addition to classrooms and school libraries, expanding their collections to include the voice of Black, Muslim, Middle Eastern immigrant girls and women.

Abdi, Zaynab: - Zaynab Abdi a Black, Muslim, Middle Eastern, and immigrant woman who is passionate about social justice and advocacy. She graduated magna cum laude from Saint Catherine University with a bachelor's degree in political science, international studies, and philosophy. In Spring 2023, she will be graduating from Columbia University with a Master's in Public Administration in Development Practice (MPA-DP). Zaynab worked alongside the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, as a youth advocate for girls' education. She has spoken at the United Nations several times, and her story was featured in several books: Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High School (2015), Malala's book We Are Displaced (2019), and Our Stories Carried Us Here (2021). In 2019, Zaynab was appointed by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's office to serve in the Young Women's Cabinet. Currently, Zaynab works as the Strategy & Futures Fellow with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In her free time, Zaynab enjoys playing soccer, biking, and mentoring emerging young leaders to be a powerful force for change.


Attar, Achraf: - Ashraf El-Attar is an illustrator from Egypt. He earned his MFA in Illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design with a full scholarship from the Ford Foundation. His children's books and graphic novels have been published in the United States and around the world. His work has also appeared in several magazines such as Baystate Parent and Washingtonian. His preferred medium is traditional ink and paper.

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