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Mustafa Marwan

“The road snakes through caramel desert, from the rustic harbor to Aden’s only functioning hospital. The sun is yellow and white, shades of my headache. Seatbelt-free, the driver pushes the three-ton 4×4 beast over 120 kph, challenging the second Land Cruiser with the rest of our medical team to keep up. Next to him is our welcoming committee: Yehia, a young Yemeni nurse with a fixer’s attitude. Frank, our team leader, clutches the grab handle above him and nervously peers at the speedometer. The driver glances at him in the rearview mirror and grins.”

From ‘Guns and Almond Milk’– included in the showcase 

“When our small tugboat arrived to besieged Misrata after a dangerous trip from Benghazi, the city’s harbour was being shelled. We didn’t realize it then, but apart from the shelling over our heads, there were possible land mines under our feet planted by Gaddafi troops who didn’t want anyone in or out of the starving city.” From the Introduction