Torture and Survival – A Journey in Poetry

If you don’t know why people seek asylum here, or want to help other people to understand, ‘Taking It Like A Man’ gives special insight into what drives people to leave their homes and countries.

Many people are questioning whether we should still let refugees come to Britain; at an international level there is a slackening of the moral opposition to torture.

Ghazi Hussein’s powerful poetry about his own experiences, plus essential background facts, help us to learn what we need to know as responsible citizens, as staff providing services, and as human beings.