Fleur nazari biography of william

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Titre: After the Tampa
Condition: Neuf
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Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Poche
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Description: When the Taliban were at the height of their power in , 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 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 ma