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The moving story of a stateless man living life without an identity. A biography about the implications of having no passport, no nationality and no rights, and belonging nowhere. Some 10 million people around the world are stateless. With no birth certificate, Kamal Kojadin was in that very position, having fled Croatia with his parents in May 1945. The family managed to build a new life, but time and again they were forced to flee. After the death of his parents Kamal returned to Yugoslavia, and it was only then that he really started to feel the effects of living without official papers, as he found he was unable to open a bank account, buy a house, and marry. After the love of his life died, their children were taken away from him. Kamal felt like a prisoner in his home country, and ended up begging on the streets of Sarajevo. Stateless - One Man's Struggle for an Identity is a moving story of the fate of an ordinary man who, for lack of a nationality, was forced to lead an extraordinary life.

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'The tragic life of a stateless Forrest Gump.... The bizarre and shocking story of Kamal in Stateless.' Maarten Reijders, Amnesty International 'The prologue grabs the reader and the book is a joy to read, even though the story is sometimes stomach-churning. The writer has captured the impact of statelessness in a very palpable way.' Rene Bruin, former head of office, UNHCR Netherlands 'A gripping tale set against the background of some extraordinary events in 20th-century history. Full of surprising, moving and sometimes heartrending twists and turns, in which statelessness surfaces again and again as an obstacle to happiness and a normal life.' Laura van Waas, director Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion

'The tragic life of a stateless Forrest Gump.... The bizarre and shocking story of Kamal in Stateless.' Maarten Reijders, Amnesty International'The prologue grabs the reader and the book is a joy to read, even though the story is sometimes stomach-churning. The writer has captured the impact of statelessness in a very palpable way.' Rene Bruin, former head of office, UNHCR Netherlands'A gripping tale set against the background of some extraordinary events in 20th-century history. Full of surprising, moving and sometimes heartrending twists and turns, in which statelessness surfaces again and again as an obstacle to happiness and a normal life.' Laura van Waas, director Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion

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