Abbas Nazari - After the Tampa

We were thrilled to have Abbas Nazari as our guest for the opening event of the 2022 Marlborough Book Festival.  Abbas was seven years old when his family fled the Taliban in Afghanistan, hoping to find a new home in Australia. The journey that followed, including a sinking fishing boat, heroic rescue by the Tampa container ship, and doors closed by the Australian Government, caught the world’s attention.  More than 20 years after the Nazari family was resettled in New Zealand, Abbas is a prominent advocate for refugees, was a semi-finalist for the 2022 Young New Zealander of the Year, and author of the best-selling memoir 'After the Tampa'. Abbas was speaking with Paula Morris.