Ali Mohammed

Ali Mohammed was born into a modest middle-class family in Ethiopia. Today, he lives in Cape Town, South Africa, where he runs a small grocery store and serves as a court interpreter. Ali is a husband, a father to one child, a mentor to fellow refgees, and a quiet but powerful advocate for justice and human dignity.

Ali never imagined himself as a writer. Hostage Survivor was not born from ambition, but from anguish. It began as a whisper of healing-a way to make sense of the unspeakable, to confront a past too heavy to carry in silence. With every word he wrote, he unearthed memories long buried beneath pain and fear. The process was soul-wrenching-marked by sleepless nights, silent tears, flashes of rage, and deep, solitary reflection.

And yet, through this raw and honest telling, something remarkable happened. Writing became more than a release-it became a lifeline. A way to reclaim his voice. A way to honour those who were silenced. A way to say, "I survived."

Hostage Survivor is not just a memoir. It is Ali's truth-courageously written, deeply felt, and shared with the hope that it might light the way for others walking through the shadows.