The life story of an asylum seeker who fled the Gaddafi regime in 2002 and sought asylum in Iceland - the only country he dared to trust for his life.
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Anna Lára Steindal

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Author of Under a fig tree - a story of faith, hope and love. MA in philosophy with specialization in Islam in Europe.
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  • September: Lecture on the project and dinner for supporters at the Red Cross house, Efstaleiti 9
  • September/October: Travel to Libya to gather information and take interviews.
  • September – December: Private lectures.
  • October: First part of the book finished.
  • January 2015: Second part of the book finished.
  • Marc 2015: Third part of the book finished.
  • May 2015: Fourth part of the book finished.

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  • May 2015: Finding a publishing company.
  • June 2015: Proof reading and final draft ready.
  • July 2015: layout and printing
  • September 2015: Publication

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Undir fíkjutré – saga um trú, von og kærleika (English below)


“Pabbin minn, Aldanony Mousa Faraj fæddist undir fíkjutré í aldingarði Faraj fjölskyldunnar við rætur Nafusa fjallanna í Trípólítanía í Líbíu árið 1944. Þetta var góð byrjun á lífi því fíkjur eru blessaður ávöxtur himnanna sem Múhameð spámaður (friður sé með honum) hafði sérstakt dálæti á. Daginn sem hamingjubarnið hann pabbi minn fæddist stóðu fíkjutrén í ilmandi blóma og landið sjálft á tímamótum. Nýlendutíð Ítala var nýlokið og fjölskylda mín, sem hafði verið andsnúin nýlenduherrunum og barist gegn þeim, horfði með nýrri von til framtíðar. Þrjátíu árum síðar, þegar ég fæddist á dyrapallinum á húsi ömmu minnar og afa í Ar – Rabhta, þorpi fjölskyldunnar í margar kynslóðir, hafði Líbía breyst í helvíti á jörð.”

Á þessum orðum hefst saga Ibrahem Aldanony Mousa Faraj, sem kom til Íslands sumarið 2002 og sótti um hæli sem pólitískur flóttamaður, sem nú er í ritun.

Málefni hælisleitenda hafa verið mjög í brennidepli á Íslandi síðustu misserin og því miður hefur umræðan þróast inn á viðsjárverða braut sem er mjög pólaríseruð, óupplýst og afvegaleidd.Undir fíkjutré – saga um trú, von og kærleika er ætlað að vera málefnalegt, greinandi og upplýsandi innlegg í umræðuna um fjölbreytileikasamfélagið, með sérstöku tilliti til hælisleitenda og múslima á Íslandi.  Um leið er þetta sjálfstæð saga um viðburðaríkt lífshlaup manns sem er knúinn áfram af trú, von og kærleika.

Sagan skiptist í fjóra hluta:

1.            Líf undir harðstjórn í Líbíu Gaddafis og undanfari þess að Ibrahem neyðist til að yfirgefa fjölskyldu sína, heimalandið og allt sem hann áður þekkti og var honum kært. Þetta er áhrifarík saga um fólk sem berst við að halda mannlegri reisn og glata ekki kærleikanum við aðstæður sem einkennast af stanslausri ógn og ótta.

2.            Flóttinn frá Líbíu, ferðalagið upp eftir Evrópu þar sem Ibrahem kynnist fjölda hælisleitenda sem þvælast um í leit að betra lífi, öryggi og friði. Á endanum ákveður hann að sækja um hæli á Íslandi – eina landinu sem hann treysti fyrir lífi sínu.

3.            Fyrstu árin á Íslandi. Hælissaga Ibrahems á Íslandi spannar mikla umbrotatíma í málaflokknum, en fyrstu útlendingalögin á Íslandi voru samþykkt árið sem hann kom til landsins, þau endurskoðuð 2009 og aftur á vormánuðum 2014. Í  bókinni verður þessi  þróun rakin. Ibrahem sjálfur fékk dvalarleyfi sitt endurnýjað til sex mánaða í senn í SJÖ ÁR! 2009 var fyrsta árið sem hann fékk dvalarleyfi til eins árs í senn. 2011 fékk hann óbundið dvalaraleyfi og í desember 2012 veitti Alþingi Ibrahem Faraj íslenskan ríkisborgararétt.

4.            Að finna jafnvægi milli tveggja heima sem fyrrum hælisleitandi og múslimi í íslensku samfélagi. Í kjölfar arabíska vorsins, þegar Gaddafi hafði verið hrakinn frá völdum og síðar drepinn, gat Ibrahem Faraj í fyrsta sinn í tíu ár heimsótt upprunaland sitt. Nú býr hann á Íslandi en reglulega heimsækir hann Líbíu, sem glímir við ýmsan vanda eftir arabíska vorið, þar sem hann hefur meðal annars miðlað til síns fólks af reynslunni af því að búa í frjálslyndu lýðræðissamfélagi.

Nánari upplýsingar um efnistök og inntak bókarinnar má nálgast á http://asteindal.wordpress.com/ og á facebook síðu verkefnisins 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Undir-f%C3%ADkjutr%C3%A9-saga-um-tr%C3%BA-von-og-k%C3%A6rleika/1420415534881825?ref=hl





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Under a fig tree  – a story of faith, hope and love

"My father, Aldanony Mousa Faraj, was born under a fig tree at the Faraj family farm at the roots of the Nafusa Mountains in Triopolitania, Libya in 1944. It was a good beginning of a life because figs are the blessed fruits of the heavens and one which the prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) was very fond of. The day my father the happy child was born, the fig trees were in bloom and Libya at crossroads. Italian colonial time had just come to an end and my family, which had been against the colonial power and fought against it, looked with a renewed hope to the future. Thirty years later, when I was born at the doorsteps of my grandparents house in Ar-Rabhta, the mountain village where my family has lived for generations, Libya had turned into hell on Earth.“

These are the opening words of the life story of Ibrahem Faraj, who came to Iceland in 2002 and sought asylum as a political refugee, which is currently being written in Icelandic. Asylum seekers and Muslims have been in the spotlight in Iceland lately. Unfortunately the discussion has evolved onto destructive paths which are polarized and badly informed. Publishing Ibrehem Faraj story would offer an opportunity to conduct a better balanced discussion about these highly controversial issues – to the benefits of the Icelandic society as a whole. Ibrahems story is also, on its own terms, an exciting adventure about a man who never gives up and takes on whatever challenges the world throws at him and meets them with faith, hope and love.

There are four things we want to accomplish by telling Ibrahem‘s Faraj story:

1.    Tell the life-story of a man who was born and raised under Gaddafi´s dictatorship, how he was shaped by that fact and explain why he was forced to flee and leave everything he had ever known and cared for behind This is the story of an ordinary man trying his best to life well in a difficult situation – and succeeds.
2.    Shed light on the lives of asylum seekers who wander around Europe looking for a safe place to build a life. In the end Ibrahem decided to apply for asylum in Iceland – the only country he dared to trust for his life.
3.    Ibrahems story as an asylum seeker in Iceland covers important times in the history of asylum seekers in Iceland in general and that history will be traced through milestones on Ibrahems journey - from having the status of an asylum seeker, to gaining residence permit to being granted citizenship.  This process took ten years.
4.    Give insight into the project of finding balance between the two worlds Ibrahem belongs to; Libya and Iceland. With special regards to Muslims in Iceland and Europe in general and the role that people like Ibrahem play in the deconstruction and reshaping of Arab societies in the wake of the Arab spring.

For further information in Icelandic please visit:
http://asteindal.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Undir-f%C3%ADkjutr%C3%A9-saga-um-tr%C3%BA-von-og-k%C3%A6rleika/1420415534881825?ref=hl





Estimated delivery time for rewards:
September 2015:  – publication
September/October 2015: copies of book sent to supporters
September 2014:  - Dinner and lecture held at Red Cross headquarters in Efstaleiti 9, Reykjavík.
September – December: Private lectures

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