Podcast appearances and mentions of Ishmael Beah

As a boy, Ishmael Beah was forced to kill. How do you turn a soldier back into a child? Ishmael Beah was just 13 when war reached his village in Sierra Leone and he was made to flee. In the chaos, he was separated from his family. He ended up with a group of other children at what they thought was the safety of an army base. But instead, he was taught to become a hardened killer and sent out to fight. Nearly three years went by before he was finally rescued by child protection specialists from Unicef, but he was so brainwashed that he didn't want to leave. It took months of careful rehabilitation and the support of a very special woman to break down his defences.In 1996, at the age of just 16, he gave a speech at the UN in New York where he recalled his experiences. His testimony formed part of a pivotal report into the impact of armed conflict on children. A decade later, he would become the first Unicef Advocated for Children Affected by War. Today he is a bestselling author and married with three children. This interview was recorded in 2020. This interview contains disturbing descriptions of violence.Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producers: Edgar Maddicott and Jo Impey Editor: Munazza KhanPhoto: Ishmael Beah Credit: Priscillia Kounkou HoveydaGet in touch: liveslessordinary@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp: 0044 330 678 2784

Hi, I'm Christy Shriver, and we're here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I'm Garry Shriver and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is our third and final episode discussing Ismael Beah's personal memoir A Long Way Gone, Memoir of a Boy Soldier. In Week one, we discussed the first ten chapters of the book, introduced a very brief history of Sierra Leone, as a country, as well as a little background as to what started the civil unrest and why it lasted for so long in the country of Sierra Leone. It came down to corruption on the part of the government, then of course, there were the diamonds, the ones everyone wanted, blood diamonds as the world has come to call them. Last episode, we only discussed five chapters, but they are five brutal chapters, the chapters where Beah discusses his entrance into the army and just a few of his experiences as a child soldier. These are brutal, tragic and unfortunately more common than we would like to admit. I appreciated that he didn't harp on these. I assume he could probably have fiilled a volume listing one terrible atrocity after another, but he didn't. He carefully chose events that supported specific points that he was trying to make. One point being how callous he and the other children became to the humanity of others, through the drugs, by watching and modeling the behaviors of the adults. It was clear that child soldiers are braver and more expendable than adults and widely used by all sides of the conflict. This episode, we will discuss the rest of the book, chapters 16-21. Here Beah explores his onw reintegration as a child soldier back into the world of real sentient human beings, the kind that feel empathy for each other and live peacefully with one another. We only see the beginning of Beah's journey. We go with him as he physically escapes the war and Sierra Leone. But before that happens, we watch his journey out of drug addiction and back into mainstream living, something not even the United Nations was sure was possible for child soldiers to do. His particular case is an incredible miracle and one that is atypical of most child soldiers. Not all soldiers end up being adopted by upper-class American parents, but truth be told, thousands have been able to reintegrate into schools and local communities. The question people want to know is what can we do to create hope for them? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, stories of who we are and what we present to the world. White lies, falsified documents, playing dress up, and big transformations. This show is hosted by Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media, producer of The Moth Radio Hour. Hosted by: Jay Allison Judit Samper Albero uses her artistic talent to save money. Shaun Gohel accidentally manifests a girlfriend. Dave Moran prepares to argue in front of the Supreme Court. Camille Qurban almost has her cover blown at a child's birthday party. Ishmael Beah describes his transformation from innocent child to cold-hearted soldier.

Hi, I'm Christy Shriver and we're here to discuss books that have changed the world and have changed us. And I'm Garry Shriver, and this is the How to Love Lit Podcast. This is episode two in our three part series on Ishmael Beah's national bestseller A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. It is Ismael Beah's first hand account of what he experienced as a child during Sierra Leone's long armed conflict which completely ravaged the country and displaced a third of its inhabitants between 1991 until its official end in January of 2002. Last week we discussed the origins of the war and the fact that the violence endured for so long and was so bloody in large part because it was funded by what we call blood diamonds, those precious gems that were mined and sold by both sides of the conflict in order to buy weapons. Beah's account begins with an introduction dating in 1998 as a reflection. From the beginning we know that Beah not only survives the war but somehow is writing his story from New York City, which is crazy to think about after reflecting on the chapters we discussed in the last episode, chapters 1-10. We also can see by that introduction that he manages to escape the conflict before its official ending. In these early chapters we meet an innocent group of boys living normal adolescent lives that are interrupted by murderous and senseless killing sprees. The boys run because that is the only thing they can do. They run in a group so as to survive, but by the very nature of the war, they are not only threatened by all sorts of dangers, but they themselves are also perceived as threats. They are the exact profile of the nation's most deadly assassins. They are on the run with no where to go and are totally disenfranchised for what is almost an entire year. This week, we will discuss only five chapters, chapters 10-15. These are the chapters that detail Beah's relatively brief discussion of his two years spent as a soldier. He is only 13 but he will serve as a soldier for two years in what is basically a terrorist squad victimizing in many cases innocent civilians. Garry, before we read Beah's individual story, let's look at the concept of child soldiers in general. It is obviously an inhumane practice. What armies and terriorists do to the children to manipulate them into becoming killing machines is immorale by any code of. Morality. What these children do in the perceived service of freedom or liberation go far beyond international humanitarian law or acceptable standards of warfare conducted by adult soldiers in armed conflicts, especially what they did to innocent civilians. How could any leader on any side of any political concept justify this practice for any political or economical reason? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're excited to interview two English teachers about what books are taught in High School English classes right now. We chat about what books are in their current curriculum, how books get chosen, what books students get excited about, and what books outside the curriculum are popular with high school students right now.    Mary's Books: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Jane Austen, Emily Dickenson, Walt Whitman, Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue, and Antigone by Sophocles.   Caroline's Books: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, The Hunger Games by Susan Collins, and Harrison Burgeron by Kurt Vonnegut.   Obsessions:  Becca: Amazon Hair Clips, The Don't Worry Darling Drama   What we read this week! Becca: The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Scandalized by Ivy Owens (Lauren from Christina Lauren)  Olivia: The Measure by Nikki Erlick      This Month's Book Club Pick: Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn    Sponsors:  Tell Me Lies: Check out Tell Me Lies, now streaming on Hulu and let us know what you think! Betterhelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/badonpaper today to get 10% off your first month.   Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more!  Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.  Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Olivia on Instagram @oliviamuenter and Becca @beccamfreeman.

Michael Feir teases some of his favourite podcasts to check out during the Canada Day long weekend. Fern Lulham highlights challenges being faced by people with disabilities during air travel. The nation's capital is hosting the first in-person Canada Day event since 2019. Karen Magee fills us in on the celebrations. It's the Thursday Buzz, with Margrett Weldon. We flip through quirky stories from around the globe, with Jeff Ryman on What in the World. On our Book Club, we review A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah, with the recommender of the title, George Quarcoo.

On our Book Club, we review A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah, with the recommender of the title, George Quarcoo.

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah, is an absorbing account by a young man who gets swept up in Sierra Leone's civil war; we preview this recommendation by George Quarcoo. And, Aamer Khan takes us through the books he's begun, the series he's in the midst of, and ones he's finally about to complete.

Trigger Warning: Violence, Violence Against Children, Rape, and Drug UseJoin me this week while we discuss the heartbreaking memoir of Ishmael Beah.  A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier will shake you to the core. Support this Podcast on Patreon  https://www.patreon.com/dontreaddrunk Ishmael Beahhttps://www.ishmaelbeah.com/ Ishmael Beah UNICEFhttps://www.unicef.org/goodwill-ambassadors/ishmael-beah The Hour Interview YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K4yhPSQEzoEye to Eye: CBS News YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozsOLdgp_y0Get 2 months of Scribd Freehttps://www.scribd.com/g/9s1nq7Scribdhttps://www.scribd.com/ Media RecommendationsJurassic World: DominionMurder on Middle Beach – HBO MaxTrue Crime Campfire Podcast Find my sponsors: 1uptilsunup on @1uptilsunup on; TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, or YouTubeAvenue Coffee is on Facebook and at: avenue-coffeehouse.com Find me on Instagram @dontreaddrunk dontreaddrunk.buzzsprout.com dontreaddrunk@gmail.com

At the age of 13, Ishmael Beah was recruited to fight in a bloody civil war in Sierra Leone as a child soldier, forever reshaping the story of his life. Against all odds, he survived and came to the US as a refugee. But not everyone in the US was ready for his story, or for the realities of the world he came from. So he began to write, sharing his story in his memoir, A Long Way Gone, detailing the horrors, triumphs, and hopes of his life as a survivor. Today, Ishmael continues to write award winning books, works with the UN as a Goodwill Ambassador, and enlightens us with his incredible insight into the human condition, an insight he says could've only been fashioned by the fires of war.In this episode, we hear some of Ishmael's remarkable story, reminding us that people are almost never who we think they might be at first glance. He challenges us to listen for the story behind the story we perceive on the surface. As Ishamel says, listening to understand is the start of peacemaking.Read and share the Principles and Practices of PeacemakingSubscribe to the Telos Newsletter for more news analysis and peacemaking resources: http://eepurl.com/cG1LGHFollow Telos on Instagram @thetelosgroupIf you're enjoying the podcast, become a monthly donor to Telos!Resources from this episode:A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah

Dr. Shanna Swan (@drshannaswan) is the Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and the author of Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race. What We Discuss with Dr. Shanna Swan: Why has sperm count among men in Western countries decreased by over 50 percent in the past four decades? What can increasing reproductive problems in the animal kingdom tell us about diminishing human fertility? The same chemicals that cause reproductive decline are responsible for the obesity epidemic. What are some of the best practices we can personally observe for recovering from some of the most common fertility issues we face? What steps can society take today to ensure we have enough of a population to constitute a society tomorrow? And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/658 Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Miss our conversation with Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier and New York Times bestselling author? Get caught up with episode 622: Ishmael Beah | Memoirs of a Boy Soldier here! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

In episode 105, Heather and Bennett discuss the film JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH and the novel LITTLE FAMILY by Ishmael Beah

Ishmael Beah (@IshmaelBeah) is a former child soldier, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and Radiance of Tomorrow: A Novel. His latest book is Little Family: A Novel. What We Discuss with Ishmael Beah: What the volatility of life in a warzone is really like from the perspective of a child. How desperation drives human beings to rationalize committing any number of atrocities to survive. Why trusting old neighbors, friends, and even family in the midst of a civil war can arouse suspicion and cost you your life. The choice for all too many children in an area embroiled in armed conflict: accept recruitment into one of the factions as a soldier, or be killed before someone else can recruit you. How rap music saved Ishmael's life. And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/622 Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Miss our two-parter with professional pickpocket Bob Arno? Start catching up with episode 530: Bob Arno | Schooled by the Professor of Pickpocketry Part One here! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

This episode is a battle-zone as we review Ishmael Beah's “A Long Way Gone”. We are shooting off topics, such as Companionship, Hope, & the Self; Guilt & Responsibility; Nature, and much more! Vibes produced by Professor BEAM (@professorbeam). It's lit!

April 27th is a significant date for two countries on the African continent, separated by more than 5,000 km across the Atlantic ocean. On this day, both Sierra Leone and South Africa celebrate emancipation from minority rule. For Sierra Leone, it was becoming freed from the British in 1961, and for South Africa, the end of apartheid in 1994, some several decades later.  The period between the moment of emancipation and the contemporary moment marking it has arguably become consequential for considering both country's fates. In Sierra Leone, that period has been longer as the idea of freedom was at the core of Sierra Leone's founding over two hundred years ago, and the contestation over the meaning of that concept shaped its political trajectory since. The capital, Freetown, was first founded in the late eighteenth century by British abolitionists. This would set up a unique relationship between Sierra Leone and the British empire. The colony sat at the head of the British colonial administration in West Africa, with a “westernized” black population fit to fill the ranks of the bureaucracy in its colonizing project. A negotiated independence, won without mass struggle, would leave the work of decolonization incomplete, and a series of coups and military dictatorships, would culminate in a devastating civil war between 1991 and 2002. Following that, Sierra Leone took on another epochal mark, becoming a “post-conflict state.” Other than a brief re-appearance to the world as one of the hardest hit places during the Ebola epidemic between 2013 and 2016, plus a general election in 2018, there has been little interest from the international media to https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A618529&dswid=-848 (go deeper) into what's behind either the https://africasacountry.com/location/sierra-leone (successes and failures) of the Sierra Leonean national project. In South Africa, the fascination has often gone the other way—focusing on the country's  supposed peace. Indeed, the post-apartheid transition period when the African National Congress (ANC) spearheaded negotiations with the National Party are touted as remarkable for avoiding a collapse into civil war. But South Africa is extremely violent. As Africa Is A Country contributing editor Sisonke Msimang recently wrote for https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/democracy/nongolozas-ghost (Lapham's Quarterly), “After the historic 1994 elections that installed the ANC as the ruling party, there were hopes that the violence would end. Murders and rapes decreased in the years that immediately followed, but violent crime remained high. The gruesome statistics have once again begun to rise.” And while the mainstream South African media likes to portray this violence as cultural pathology, it too arises from deeper social and political realities, being most pronounced when citizens confront the post-apartheid state on its failures.  In this week's episode of AIAC Talk we're asking what liberation comes after independence. We are joined by Sisonke Msimang, Oluwaseun Babalola, and Ishmael Beah. https://www.sisonkemsimang.com/ (Sisonke) is a South African writer whose work is focused on race, gender, and democracy, and on top of writing for a range of international publications, she is the author of Always Another Country: A memoir of exile and home and The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela (2018). https://www.obabalola.com/ (Oluwaseun) is a Sierra Leonean-Nigerian-American filmmaker; she founded DO Global Productions, a video production company specializing in documentaries. Her focus is to create and collaborate on projects across the globe, while providing positive representation for people of color; and https://www.ishmaelbeah.com/ (Ishmael), born in Sierra Leone, is the New York Times bestselling author ofhttps://ishmaelbeah.com/books/a-long-way-gone/ ( A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier)...

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Host Marcia Franklin talks with former child soldier Ishmael Beah, whose bestselling book, A Long Way Gone, details his harrowing experiences in the 1990s when he fought with the government-backed army in Sierra Leone as a teenager during a brutal civil war. Beah fled attacking rebels in his homeland at age 12 and was later picked up and forced to serve in the government army. He was eventually released by the army and sent to a UNICEF rehabilitation center. Franklin and Beah talk about how he and other children are drawn into war, what effect his experiences had on him, what society can do about this illegal practice, and what he plans to do with his future. Beah also addresses allegations that there were factual inaccuracies in his book, including how long he was a soldier. Beah moved to the United States in 1998 and later earned a bachelor's degree in political science. He has spoken before the United Nations, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Center for Emerging Threats and Opportunities (CETO) at the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, as well as many other panels on children affected by the war. Beah’s novel Radiance of Tomorrow was published in January 2014. His most recent novel Little Family was published in April 2020. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter!  Originally Aired: 12/02/2010 The interview is part of Dialogue’s series, "Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference," and was taped at the 2010 conference. Since 1995, the conference has been bringing together some of the world’s most well-known and illuminating authors to discuss literature and life.

Take a listen to our first-ever recording! In this bonus episode of Picking Violets and Kicking Glass, Brook, Elisabeth, Teagan, and Audrey are joined by Dr. Angela Banks to discuss mental health and how to preserve your wellbeing during these crazy times! Check out the books recommended in this episode: The Self-Love Workbook: A Life-Changing Guide to Boost Self-Esteem, Recognize Your Self Worth and Find Genuine Happiness by Shainna Ali The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 

Sahar Tawfiq (born 1951) is an Egyptian novelist, short story writer and translator. Born and raised in Cairo, she studied Arabic language and literature at Al-Azhar University. She has worked as a teacher and educationist in both Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Her first published work was a short story in an Egyptian weekly in 1971. Her first collection of stories An Tanhadera ash-Shams (That the Sun May Descend; 1984) was well received. After a long hiatus, her next book, a novel called Ta'am ez-Zaitoun (The Taste of Olives), came out in 2000. Since then she has published more works of fiction. She has also translated works from English into Arabic, including books by Margaret Atwood, Ishmael Beah, Doris Lessing and Maxine Hong Kingston. Sahar Tawfiq's work has appeared in Banipal magazine. Points of the Compass, a volume of her short stories translated by Marilyn Booth, won the Arkansas Arabic Translation Award in 1994. She was married to the late sculptor Adel al-Sharqawi. She lives in Maadi, Cairo

Isha, Fiona and special guest, New York Times bestselling author and Human Rights activist, Ishmael Beah discuss life during the civil war as a child soldier, the importance of forgiveness and dealing with trauma, his return to Sierra Leone, A Long Way Gone memoir + much more BOKU TOK! Big Up You: @ysquardpod Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @bokutokpodcast Join the conversation using our hashtag #bokutokpodcast HOSTS: Fiona - Twitter: @fiifiilewis, Instagram: @fifi.lewis, Snapchat: @fionaaaa_x Isha - Twitter: @_ishasays, Instagram: @_ishasays, Snapchat: @ishakamaraa Want to get in touch? Email us, bokutokpodcast@gmail.com

Alexis Okeowo interviews Ishmael Beah (author of the memoir A Long Way Gone) about his new novel Little Family, a story of the connections we forge to survive the fate we're dealt. The two discuss the novel's origins in several African nations and the US, the development of its characters, and its relation to African politics and corruption, as well as the experiences of people living on the margins, and how much we're all learning about how interconnected we all are. (Recorded May 7, 2020)

Ishmael Beah was just a boy when war reached his village in Sierra Leone and he was forced to flee. In the chaos, he was separated from his family. He ended up with a group of other children at what they thought was the safety of an army base. But instead he was taught to become a hardened killer and sent out to fight. Nearly three years went by before he was finally rescued by child protection specialists from Unicef but he was so brainwashed that he didn't want to leave. It took months of careful rehabiliation and the support of a very special woman to break through his defences. In 1996, at the age of just 16, he gave a speech at the UN in New York where he spoke out about his experiences. His testimony formed part of a pivotal report about the impact of armed conflict on children. A decade later, he would become the first Unicef Advocate for Children Affected by War. Today he is a bestselling author, who has just written his second novel, Little Family. He is also married, with three children of his own. This interview contains disturbing descriptions of violence. Presenter: Jo Fidgen Producer: Jo Impey Photo: Ishmael Beah Credit: Priscillia Kounkou Hoveyda

From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of the Sierra Leone child-soldier memoir, A LONG WAY GONE, comes this powerful new novel about young people living at the margins of society. LITTLE FAMILY portrays the lives of five youth who have improvised a household in an abandoned airplane, struggling to replace the homes they have lost with the one they have created together. Join us to celebrate release of this remarkable debut work of fiction from Ishmael Beah, whom Vanity Fair has called “arguably the most-read African writer in contemporary literature.” FREE, $5 suggested donation

On today's episode, we talk to poet Vincent Bristow, part of the Open Doors arts and justice collaborative here in New York City that works mainly with people impacted by street violence. He speaks about how COVID has impacted his community and shares an original poem. Then, we listen in on a conversation from our These Truths podcast between writers Alexis Okeowo and Ishmael Beah. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/support

In this conversation, Sierra Leonean-American author Ishmael Beah and New Yorker staff writer Alexis Okeowo discuss how fiction can help us navigate some of the most unrelenting humanitarian crises of our age. To enjoy more from the writers of the Digital PEN World Voices Festival, visit pen.org/worldvoicesdigital, and stay up to date on our latest offerings by following us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @penworldvoices PEN America thanks the following sponsors for their support of the 2020 PEN World Voices Festival: The National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (New York City) Amazon Literary Partnership The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Acton Family Giving

Nchini Sierra Leone taifa lililopitia vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe na kushuhudia vitendo vingi vya kikatili ukiwemo ukatili wa kingono, hata baada ya vita hivyo inaonekana jinamizi la ukatili bado linawasakama kama alivyobaini balozi mwema wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia watoto UNICEF. Tupate maelezo zaidi na John Kibego.

Ishmael Beah is the Sierra Leonean and American author of the novel Radiance of Tomorrow and the memoir A Long Way Gone, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and has been published in more than 40 languages. A UNICEF Ambassador and Advocate for Children Affected by War, and a member of the Human Rights Watch Children’s Advisory Committee, Beah’s latest novel is called Small Family. Recommended Reading: The Plague by Albert Camus Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz The House of Hunger by Dambudzo Marechera Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ishmael Beah is a Sierra Leonean New York Times bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and Radiance of Tomorrow, A Novel . We sit down to talk about his latest work; Little Family, The writing process that churned out a profound, poignant and tender story of survival, love and choices as five children, knit together by tragedy, find themselves bonded ...not by blood but by circumstance to become...this Little Family.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lucie-chihandae/support

Jessie reviews A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. This book is 229 pages, 920L, 13 AR points.

Today we talk about Long Way Gone, the book by Ishmael Beah. It's the story of a child soldier in Sierra Leone, but the phenomenon is happening all over the world. And it is THE WORST. It's the kind of thing that can really give you a new perspective on your life. And of course, updates on the latest TV shows, twitter rants, and other books about horrible things.  

2019.10.23 Ishmael Beah was recruited as a child soldier to fight in the Sierra Leone Civil War when he was thirteen years old. This talk explores how he survived the brutality of the war to become the renowned author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier and UNICEF’s First Advocate for Children Affected by War in 2007. The Washington Post writes that “Everyone in the world should read [Beah’s memoir] to learn about the world and what it means to be human.” Ishmael Beah, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Children Affected by War; Former Child Soldier Part of "Peace Fellows Lecture Series and Residency Program 2019-2020"

Ishmael Beah, bestselling author of A Long Way Gone, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier & Radiance of Tomorrow, A Novel and human rights lawyer, Priscillia Kounkou-Hoveyda, who has worked for the UN for the past 10 years negotiating with warlords for the release of child soldiers from terrorist groups across Africa, together share the hilarious and moving story of their unique union.   Writer Mimi Schmir  (“Trapped In a Purple Haze,” HBO’s Strangers, Promised Land, Felicity, Party of Five, Shark and Grey’s Anatomy) tells a story about the Diver, the Tinman and the loss of her beloved husband. The brilliant Parson James graces us with the gorgeous and wrenching song, Waiting Game, from his soul, R and B, and gospel fused album, The Temple–a must download.

On today's Defence Deconstructed Podcast, we discuss the presence of child soldiers in contemporary warfare, and how the Canadian military, as well as the United Nations, are taking action to develop guidelines and principles for dealing with children on the battlefield. Defence Deconstructed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network and today's episode is brought to you by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI). Subscribe to the CGAI Podcast Network on iTunes, SoundCloud, or wherever else you can find Podcasts! Bios: Dave Perry - Senior Analyst and Vice President with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Lindsay Coombs - Lindsay is CGAI's 2018 WiDS Fellow, a PhD student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University, and a Graduate Research Fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy. Related Links: - "Operationalizing Strong, Secure, Engaged: The Child Soldier Dimension" by Lindsay Coombs [CGAI Policy Perspective] (https://www.cgai.ca/operationalizing_strong_secure_engaged_the_child_soldier_dimension) Book Recommendations: Lindsay Coombs: "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs Of A Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah (https://www.amazon.ca/Long-Way-Gone-Memoirs-Soldier/dp/0143190172/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1938F3PKL8HTQ&keywords=ishmael+beah&qid=1556916274&s=gateway&sprefix=Ishmael+B%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1) Recording Date: April 17th, 2019 Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on Linkedin. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Jared Maltais. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

This week, Gayle and Nicole talk about books set in foreign places— especially those that are evocative of place— and how that enhances or changes the reading experience. https://www.cloverandfig.com/blog (Mari Partyka), a passionate reader, intrepid traveler and longtime friend of The Readerly Report joins us, and comes prepared with book recommendations! Books mentioned in this podcast: https://amzn.to/2T1LVBT (The Secret Lives Of Baba Segi's Wives) by Lola Shoneyin https://amzn.to/2XSEAb6 (The Dinner List) by Rebecca Searle https://amzn.to/2UrbwWd (A Long Way Home) by Ishmael Beah https://amzn.to/2Uv6OXD (The Night Olivia Fell) by Christina McDonald https://amzn.to/2VRIxv0 (Reconstructing Amelia) by Kimberly McCreight https://amzn.to/2F2wYun (Looker) by Laura Sims https://amzn.to/2SVaJLv (The Girls at 17 Swann Street) by Yara Zgheib https://amzn.to/2CfKsCh (The Secrets Between Us) by Thrity Umrigar https://amzn.to/2F4sW5F (Pride and Prejudice) by Jane Austen https://amzn.to/2F2Cn4D (American Marriage) by Tayari Jones https://amzn.to/2XRnjiL (Belonging) by Nora Krug https://amzn.to/2F4p3gY (The Italian Party) Christina Lynch https://amzn.to/2TxgDHW (Tangerine) by Christine Mangan https://amzn.to/2XPUGTa (State of Wonder) by Ann Patchett https://amzn.to/2CeHlKO (Hausfrau) by Jill Alexander Essbaum https://amzn.to/2NUIsnH (Do Not Become Alarmed) by Maile Meloy https://amzn.to/2UyG2gU (Killing It) by Camas Davis https://amzn.to/2EQw2ZW (Stay With Me) by Ayobami Adebayo https://amzn.to/2EQw2ZW (My Sister The Serial Killer) by Oyinkan Braithwaite https://amzn.to/2XSLXPO (The Paris Wife) by Paula McLain https://amzn.to/2F2tmte (Love And Ruin) by Paula McLain Support this podcast

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Ishmael Beah grew up in the African Country of Sierra Leonne. At the age of 10, civil war broke out and his world change forever. By thirteen, his family had all been murdered and he was forced into war as a boy soldier. Three years later, he was rescued by members of UNICEF and ultimately brought to the US. We talk about his journey through this nightmare, how he rehabilitated, gratitude, forgiveness and much more. Do not miss this episode!!

Former child soldier, Ishmael Beah, who's now a UNICEF Ambassador and children's advocate, talks about his experiences.

  Hi there Word Nerds! Thanks for joining me for today’s episode of DIY MFA Radio. Today I’m talking to Meredith Maran about her latest book: Why We Write About Ourselves. Following up on her previous collection: Why We Write, Meredith's most recent book is a collection of essays from memoirists, talking about why they write memoir in the first place. The lineup of authors featured in this book is a veritable who’s who of the memoir world, and the insights they share are no less awesome. Today I’m delighted to speak with Meredith and hear her take about writers love to write (and read) memoirs. In this episode Meredith and I discuss: Writing memoir and embellishing the truth How our perspective changes over the course of our lives, but our writing stays constant Pros and cons of being truly authentic in your writing The writer’s responsibility to protect the innocent (or the guilty) in their writing Plus, Meredith #1 tip for writers. About Meredith Maran: Meredith Maran is  a passionate reader and writer of memoirs, and the author of thirteen nonfiction books and the acclaimed 2012 novel, A Theory Of Small Earthquakes. Meredith writes book reviews, essays, and features for newspapers and magazines including People, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, Salon.com, and More. A member of the National Book Critics Circle, Meredith lives in a restored historic bungalow in Los Angeles. Her next memoir, about starting over in Los Angeles, will be out from Blue Rider Press in 2017. To learn more about Meredith and her work, follow her on Facebook and Twitter or visit her website. Why We Write About Ourselves: Twenty Memoirists on Why They Expose Themselves (and Others) in the Name of Literature is the follow-up to editor Meredith Maran’s last collection, Why We Write, this new book tackles one of the most popular literary genres: memoir. Meredith's new book features some of its most-read authors, including Cheryl Strayed, Anne Lamott, Nick Flynn, Sue Monk Kidd, and James McBride. Contributors candidly disclose the origins of their memoirs: a traumatic experience, like Darin Strauss or Ishmael Beah; family relationships, like Sue Monk Kidd, Edwidge Danticat, or Pat Conroy; or simply a knack for personal storytelling, like Sandra Tsing Loh or Anne Lamott. For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/081

A high school quarterback leaves Montana as a promising son and returns years later to reveal a shocking secret; a boy from Sierra Leone describes his transformation from innocent child to cold-hearted soldier; a teenage girl discovers how to control her errant parrot; and a construction worker discovers the up-side of his girlfriend's one-year prison sentence. Storytellers: Kimberly Reed, Ishmael Beah, Laura Revness, and Bobby Stoddard To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael speaks with former child soldier Ishmael Beah. His best-selling memoir, A Long Way Gone, led a New York Times book reviewer to wonder "how anyone comes through such unrelenting ghastliness and horror with his humanity and sanity intact." This conversation, at the Nantucket Book Festival, at times disturbing yet thoroughly uplifting, provides us with some answers.

Michael speaks with former child soldier Ishmael Beah. His best-selling memoir, A Long Way Gone, led a New York Times book reviewer to wonder "how anyone comes through such unrelenting ghastliness and horror with his humanity and sanity intact." This conversation, at the Nantucket Book Festival, at times disturbing yet thoroughly uplifting, provides us with some answers.

When Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone was published in 2007, it soared to the top of bestseller lists, becoming an instant classic: a harrowing account of Sierra Leone’s civil war and the fate of child soldiers that “everyone in the world should read” (The Washington Post). Beah’s first novel, Radiance of Tomorrow, is a tender parable about postwar life in Sierra Leone. It features Benjamin and Bockarie, two longtime friends who return to their hometown after the civil war. They try to forge a new community by taking up their former posts as teachers, but they’re beset by obstacles. Radiance of Tomorrow is a powerful novel about preserving what means the most to us, even in uncertain times.Ishmael Beah is a UNICEF Ambassador and advocate for Children Affected by War; a member of the Human Rights Watch Children’s Advisory Committee; visiting senior research fellow at the Center for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution and Human Rights, Rutgers University; and president of The Ishmael Beah Foundation.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a generous grant from PNC Bank. Recorded On: Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Ferguson e le divisioni razziali negli Stati Uniti. In studio lo scrittore Ishmael Beah e la giornalista Francesca Mereu.

Ferguson e le divisioni razziali negli Stati Uniti. In studio lo scrittore Ishmael Beah e la giornalista Francesca Mereu.

Aug. 30, 2014. Ishmael Beah appears at the 2014 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Sierra Leone-born Ishmael Beah gained worldwide fame with his memoir, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Soldier Boy," which recounted his experiences as a child soldier in his country's nearly 11-year civil war. During that time, Beah was forced to join a military unit, where he was brainwashed. Time magazine called the book one of the 10 best nonfiction books of 2007. Beah's new book is a novel, "Radiance of Tomorrow" (Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar Straus & Giroux). The war in Sierra Leone saw 70,000 people killed and more than 2 million displaced from their homes. "Radiance of Tomorrow" is about two friends' return to their hometown. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6396

Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, and is credited with helping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafari movement to a worldwide audience. The compilation album Legend (1984), released three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, going ten times Platinum which is also known as one Diamond in the U.S., and selling 25 million copies worldwide. Ishmael Beah (born on November 23, 1980) is a former Sierra Leonean child soldier and the author of the published memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does war look like through the eyes of a 'child soldier'? This question has been investigated by journalists, yet it is rare to find a first-person account from someone who endured the atrocities and survived. Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone and UNICEF Advocate for Children Affected by War, will discuss his story of abduction and war in Sierra Leone. In a country ravaged by war, Beah spent several years with armed militia forces before finally being rescued and rehabilitated. Tens of thousands of children are recruited and used in various capacities by armed forces or armed groups in over 15 countries around the world. Beah will discuss the use children as a tool of war and how we can help stop it.

Ed eccoci alla puntata più inutile dell'anno! Una marea di cagate, ma anche di un libro che mi sta molto a cuore (e di cui potete vedere la copertina qui a fianco... Si tratta di "Memorie di un soldato bambino", scritto da Ishmael Beah, che racconta di un pezzo della propria vita, quella parte in […]

http://www.WatchMojo.com presents... An interview with Author and former child soldier, Ishmael Beah.