Dreams of a Refugee

From the Middle East to Mount Everest

Biography & Memoir, Religious, Nonfiction, Travel
Cover of the book Dreams of a Refugee by Mr Mostafa Salameh, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Mr Mostafa Salameh ISBN: 9781472927521
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: March 10, 2016
Imprint: Bloomsbury Continuum Language: English
Author: Mr Mostafa Salameh
ISBN: 9781472927521
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: March 10, 2016
Imprint: Bloomsbury Continuum
Language: English

Born in Kuwait to Palestinian refugee parents, a chance meeting led Mostafa Salameh first to London and then to Edinburgh, where he partied to excess, despite having little money. Islam played almost no part in his thinking. Yet it was in Edinburgh that Mostafa had a dream – a profoundly religious experience that would see him renew his faith and change the course of his entire life.

One night, Mostafa dreamt that he was standing at the highest point in the world reciting the call to prayer. Despite having no prior mountaineering experience or training, he was inspired to follow his vision and climb Mount Everest. He failed to summit twice before finally reaching the top in 2008 – going on to become the first Jordanian ever to reach the North Pole, and to scale the 'Seven Summits'. In 2016 he reached the South Pole, the first Muslim ever to have done so.

Yet exploring is only half the story. Now a devout Muslim, Mostafa is committed to spreading the message of tolerant Islam. A motivational speaker and activist, he is working to turn Arab youth away from radicalisation. Through climbing, he has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. At a time when positive images
of Islam can seem few and far between, Dreams of a Refugee tells Mostafa's remarkable story, one of extraordinary faith and positivity. His message for our sceptical times is simple: that each of us has an Everest inside us, which we all can summit if only we dare to dream.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Born in Kuwait to Palestinian refugee parents, a chance meeting led Mostafa Salameh first to London and then to Edinburgh, where he partied to excess, despite having little money. Islam played almost no part in his thinking. Yet it was in Edinburgh that Mostafa had a dream – a profoundly religious experience that would see him renew his faith and change the course of his entire life.

One night, Mostafa dreamt that he was standing at the highest point in the world reciting the call to prayer. Despite having no prior mountaineering experience or training, he was inspired to follow his vision and climb Mount Everest. He failed to summit twice before finally reaching the top in 2008 – going on to become the first Jordanian ever to reach the North Pole, and to scale the 'Seven Summits'. In 2016 he reached the South Pole, the first Muslim ever to have done so.

Yet exploring is only half the story. Now a devout Muslim, Mostafa is committed to spreading the message of tolerant Islam. A motivational speaker and activist, he is working to turn Arab youth away from radicalisation. Through climbing, he has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. At a time when positive images
of Islam can seem few and far between, Dreams of a Refugee tells Mostafa's remarkable story, one of extraordinary faith and positivity. His message for our sceptical times is simple: that each of us has an Everest inside us, which we all can summit if only we dare to dream.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book Aesthetics and Painting by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Touching and Imagining by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book The Sten Gun by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Sly and the Family Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book World War II German Women’s Auxiliary Services by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book The Battle of Waterloo by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Williams Plays: 2 by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Ireland and the End of the British Empire by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Plotinus the Platonist by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Developing Self-Confidence in Young Writers by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Ion by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Constructing a Post-War Order by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Love, Tommy by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book Politics in the Times of Indignation by Mr Mostafa Salameh
Cover of the book The Great Dragon Bake Off by Mr Mostafa Salameh
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy