In the Wars
A Story of Conflict, Survival and Saving Lives
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Waheed Arian
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Waheed Arian
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Born in war-torn Afghanistan, Waheed Arian's earliest memories are of bombs. Fleeing the conflict with his family, he spent much of his childhood in refugee camps in Pakistan, living sometimes ten to a room without basic sanitation or access to education. After he contracted tuberculosis, his first-hand experience of the power of medicine inspired Waheed to dedicate his life to healing others. But how does a boy with nothing hope to become a doctor?
Waheed largely taught himself, from textbooks bought from street-sellers, and learned English from the BBC World Service. Smuggled to the UK at fifteen with just $100 in his pocket, he found a job in a shop. He was advised to set his sights on becoming a taxi driver. But the boy from Kabul had bigger ambitions.
Working through PTSD and anxiety, he studied all hours to achieve his vocation. He was accepted to read medicine at Cambridge University, Imperial College and Harvard, and went on to become a doctor in the NHS. But he wanted to do more. In 2015 he founded Arian Teleheal, a pioneering global charity that connects doctors in war zones and low-resource countries with their counterparts in the US, UK, Europe and Australia. Together, learning from each other, they save and change lives - the lives of millions of people just like Waheed.
For readers of Educated and War Doctor, this is the extraordinary memoir of a boy who recognized the power of education and dreamed about helping others. It's a tale of courage, ambition and unwavering resilience in the face of all the challenges that life can throw in your way.
Critic reviews
"A thrilling and absorbing read from first to last. What a life and what an inspiration." (Stephen Fry)
"Anyone who reads Dr Arian's remarkable memoir will put it down inspired by the immense power and resilience of the human will. At a time when displacement has become increasingly politicized, this book is a gift, a dazzling testimony to the extraordinary contributions that refugees make to the host communities that welcome them." (Khaled Hosseini)
"A powerful, heart-warming account of a young man's escape from war and deprivation to extraordinary success in serving the people of his new country. This is a book which thoroughly deserves to be read and celebrated. I was moved and delighted by it." (John Simpson)
Inspiring and Heartwarming
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I came to this book after listening to a podcast interview with Waheed Arian.
What’s lovely man and his story is a wonder and joy to listen to.
Through it all he kept going succeeded and then gave back.
The world needs more people like this extraordinary man.
Humbling
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Incredible
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I didn't think I'd be able to pull off a 9hr nonstop marathon at my age, but I couldn't stop Listening. I feel honoured to have had such a prolific humanitarian narrate his life story thus far.
I have seen first hand some of the situations Waheed explains in his book, and I'm humbled by his selfless warrior resolve. Waheeds vision for a better world and a simple approach to attain it is so refreshing... one of hope for the future, in both the medical field... and human. More power to you.
10/10
Couldn't stop Listening
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Phenomenal book
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