Whispers and Wailings: Untold Stories Of Migrant Workers In The Middle East
The book Whispers and Wailings is based on eight years of research. The author, Prof. Khan Mosleh, has lived and taught in various countries in the Middle East since January 1, 2012. In this long journey, he has come into contact with thousands of Bangladeshi immigrant workers and heard from them the tragic history of their lives. Although the workers are termed ‘remittance fighters,’ they are neglected by their own country. In the Middle East, they are called ‘Miskin.’
Whispers and Wailings: Untold Stories Of Migrant Workers In The Middle East
The book “Whispers and Wailings” is based on eight years of research. The author, Prof. Khan Mosleh, has been in various countries in the Middle East since January 1, 2012, for employment and teaching. In this long journey, he has come in contact with thousands of Bangladeshi immigrant workers and heard the tragic history of their lives. Although the workers are termed ‘remittance fighters,’ they are neglected on their own country’s soil. In the Middle East, they are called ‘Miskin.’ These heroic workers sacrifice their happiness for 12 to 14 hours daily and seven days a week or some 29 days a month and bring smiles to the faces of the country and family. When the author came in contact with Hossein, a housemaid in a neighboring house, in 2016, he came to know the details of his daily life. After seeing Hossein up close and knowing his unknown life story, a latent desire arose in the author’s mind that these workers need to tell the unknown chapter to the world. He started recording different people’s words little by little, which continued until now. The book tells the migrant workers’ life stories and describes the Middle East’s geographical and social aspects to acquaint the readers.