The Translator: A Tribesman’s Memoir of Darfur
Author: Daoud Hari
Daoud Hari lost a way of life in Darfur. But amidst the carnage and turmoil, he found a new calling…As a Zaghawa tribesman in the Darfur region of Sudan, Daoud Hari grew up racing camels across the desert, attending gloriously colourful weddings and, when his work was done, playing games under the moonlight. But in 2003, helicopter gunships swooped down on Darfur’s villa….Read More
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