{"id":302753,"date":"2025-09-15T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=302753"},"modified":"2025-09-09T06:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:15:11","slug":"across-mountains-land-and-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2025\/09\/across-mountains-land-and-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Across Mountains, Land and Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

A review of Mir Rahimi\u2019s memoir, Across Mountains, Land and Sea<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sep 2025 –<\/em> Mir Rahimi \u2018s memoir, Across Mountains, Land and Sea<\/em> opens with a stunning scene of his mother giving birth to Mir in the freezing dark alone in a war-torn village in Afghanistan. Mir\u2019s birth circumstances made clear that he received a foundation in life from his mother that has sustained him ever since.<\/p>\n

Her mantra to any news, no matter how bad, \u201cGod is kind\u201d was a pure message of hope that gave Mir the inner strength to get through unimaginable hardships. It started in his childhood and then, having to flee his homeland alone until, after years on the road, he was allowed to enter the UK as a refugee. Once settled, Mir got his first chance to enter school at 14 years old. Stunningly only a decade later he graduated from the London School of Economics with a master\u2019s degree in political theory.<\/p>\n

Since then, Mir has continued to work with charities and the UN to help relieve the suffering of people impacted by conflicts from around the world.<\/strong> What Mir\u2019s memoir tells us is how he walked that unbelievably challenging course with a humility and thoughtfulness that is both humbling and inspiring.<\/p>\n

It is vital we all learn this lesson from Mir\u2019s story. We must come together to replace the endless war cycle that leads too many victims to justify revenge and retribution with a vision for building the just peace we all deserve, especially Mir and his fellow Afghans.<\/p>\n

Across Mountains, Land and Sea<\/em> is available for purchase at the publisher\u2019s bookstore Here<\/a>.<\/a><\/u> For more information about Mir Rahimi visit his website Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Paul Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Gould, are the authors of Invisible History: Afghanistan\u2019s Untold Story<\/em>,<\/a> published by City Lights (2009), Crossing Zero The AfPak War at the Turning Point of American Empire<\/em><\/a>, published by City Lights (2011). Their novel The Voice<\/em><\/a>, was published in 2001. Theirs memoir, The Valediction Three Nights of Desmond<\/em><\/a> Book 1 was published by TrineDay (2021) and The Valediction Resurrection<\/em><\/a> Book 2 was published by TrineDay (2022). For more information visit invisiblehistory<\/a> , grailwerk<\/a> and valediction.net<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.hachette.co.uk\/titles\/mir-rahimi\/across-mountains-land-and-sea\/9781398727052\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/mir-rahimi.com\/about\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Submitted by TRANSCEND Member Marilyn Langlois<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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