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9781472927514 English 1472927516 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 Palestinian ever to reach the North Pole, and to scale the 'Seven Summits'. By 2016 he will have 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 imagesof 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., Mostafa Salameh's extraordinary journey began with his birth to Palestinian refugee parents in Kuwait in 1970. Through a chance meeting he came to Edinburgh where he studied hospitality and read widely in Sufi religious philosophy and world belief systems. Here he had a profoundly religious experience which was to change the direction of his entire life.One night Mostafa dreamt that he was standing atop Mount Everest reciting the call to prayer. With no prior experience or training, he decided he would follow his vision and climb. He failed to summit Everest twice before reaching the summit in 2008 he went on to become the first Jordanian Palestinian ever to reach the North Pole and summit all seven highest peaks in the world.Yet exploring is only half the story. As a devout Muslim, Mostafa is committed to spreading the message of tolerant Islam and to helping others to take the right path. A motivational speaker and activist, he is working to turn Arab youth away from radicalization. Mostafa is a model for multiculturalism: born Palestinian, raised in Jordan and Kuwait and identifying as Scottish, his wife is a Catholic and he has 4 boys. Through climbing he has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. 2016 will see Mostafa reach the South Pole to become the first Muslim ever to complete the full distance and the screening of a documentary of his life, filmed in Jordan, Edinburgh and Beirut."Dreams of a Refugee" tells the remarkable story of Mostafa's journey: his views on the varied meanings of Jihad; being A Muslim; Everest, the North Pole and Climbing, tolerant Islam; Sufism and religious pluralism as well as his love of Scotland, his adopted home country. At a time when positive images of Islam can seem few and far between, Mostafa's story is one of extraordinary faith and positivity that will appeal to religious and non-religious readers alike."
9781472927514 English 1472927516 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 Palestinian ever to reach the North Pole, and to scale the 'Seven Summits'. By 2016 he will have 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 imagesof 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., Mostafa Salameh's extraordinary journey began with his birth to Palestinian refugee parents in Kuwait in 1970. Through a chance meeting he came to Edinburgh where he studied hospitality and read widely in Sufi religious philosophy and world belief systems. Here he had a profoundly religious experience which was to change the direction of his entire life.One night Mostafa dreamt that he was standing atop Mount Everest reciting the call to prayer. With no prior experience or training, he decided he would follow his vision and climb. He failed to summit Everest twice before reaching the summit in 2008 he went on to become the first Jordanian Palestinian ever to reach the North Pole and summit all seven highest peaks in the world.Yet exploring is only half the story. As a devout Muslim, Mostafa is committed to spreading the message of tolerant Islam and to helping others to take the right path. A motivational speaker and activist, he is working to turn Arab youth away from radicalization. Mostafa is a model for multiculturalism: born Palestinian, raised in Jordan and Kuwait and identifying as Scottish, his wife is a Catholic and he has 4 boys. Through climbing he has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. 2016 will see Mostafa reach the South Pole to become the first Muslim ever to complete the full distance and the screening of a documentary of his life, filmed in Jordan, Edinburgh and Beirut."Dreams of a Refugee" tells the remarkable story of Mostafa's journey: his views on the varied meanings of Jihad; being A Muslim; Everest, the North Pole and Climbing, tolerant Islam; Sufism and religious pluralism as well as his love of Scotland, his adopted home country. At a time when positive images of Islam can seem few and far between, Mostafa's story is one of extraordinary faith and positivity that will appeal to religious and non-religious readers alike."