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Refugee is a memorial to those who died in the struggle that resulted in the break-up of Pakistan. It is a tribute to those who suffered and survived and an inspiration for everyone. It is a story about war and history, but above all, it is a story about people a human story.
The book is subtitled Unsettled as I Roam: My Endless Search for a Home because it is an account of author Azmat Ashraf’s life, punctuated by a total of six migrations. He begins with the last, when he is on his way to Canada with his wife and three daughters and, although he says, “Unlike in the past, this migration of 2002 is planned, and I am in control of events”, he is still unsure: “Human nature doesn’t change, and in the post-9/11 world, people from my part of the world may have to face new and unknown challenges even in Canada.”