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Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini among refugees writing about their experiences
Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini is among a growing number of refugees who have turned their harrowing experiences into books
"(N)o one puts their children in a boat," writes Somali-British poet Warsan Shire in her poem Home, "unless the water is safer than the land".
This is why Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini, like so many people fleeing war-torn homelands, got into the boat that would become the scene which defined her for the world.
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 10, 2018, with the headline Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini among refugees writing about their experiences. Subscribe
