Author

Abdi Aden

Abdi Aden was just 15 when he fled war torn Somalia, unable to return to his home and find his family. He made a perilous solo journey via Kenya and Romania to arrive in Australia and seek asylum at age 17. Abdi went on to complete secondary education and later university. He became a youth worker, was acknowledged with the 2007 Victorian Refugee Recognition Award and was featured in SBS’s second series of Go Back to Where You Came From. Shining: The Story of a Lucky Man is Abdi’s uplifting and inspiring book about his survival as a refugee.