Don't Tell Me You're Afraid

from Beamis12

Her name is Samia. She wanted only to run, she had a dream, to represent her country of oppressed women in the Olympics. She starts running at the age of eight, with her good friend Ali, who will be her coach for many years. But, this is Somalia, a country perpetually at war, she runs in holey ol...

from yourotherleft

Samia Yusuf Omar knows she's an athlete from a young age.  Already at ten, she dreams of being the fastest and trains with a single-minded dedication on the streets of war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia despite the many dangers. In Mogadishu, a simple trip to the market can be a death sentence.  Not wea...

from starbox

"He was going to do what Mo Farah had done... make the Journey" By sally tarbox on 6 August 2017 Format: Kindle Edition Quite a powerful read, written in the first person from the point of view of Olympic Somali runner Samia Omar. The reader lives with her through a poor but happy childhood, her ...