Babah Tarawally

Babah Tarawally is a 43-year-old Dutch novelist and freelance journalist. In 1995, when he was 22 years old, he was forced to leave Sierra Leone due to the outbreak of civil war.

Interviewing Babah Tarawally, Dutch novelist and former refugee from Sierra Leone

Babah Tarawally’s message is one of hope; he urges refugees to emancipate themselves from both a racist or excessively self-pitying discourse, and to acquire an active role in the construction of their future.

By Babah Tarawally and Tommaso Segantini

/ 29 Apr 2016

Interviewing Babah Tarawally, Dutch novelist and former refugee from Sierra Leone

By Babah Tarawally and Tommaso Segantini

/ 29 Apr 2016