Modern Slavery: An Interview With Baraka Suleiman
Akerewusi, Esther
Ms. Asselin
ENG4U
25 February 2018
The Reality Behind Modern Slavery: An Interview With Baraka Suleiman
Questions:
1. How did you get to be in that position, being a slave? 2. What was your experience like while you were at Libya? 3. Can you briefly describe your master? 4. Can you vindicate the government’s actions towards modern slavery? 5. Do you think modern slavery could be eradicated in the nearest future ? What do you think should be done for it to be stopped?
[Baraka hails from Sokoto, a northern part of Nigeria. Baraka, the oldest child of the Suleiman family, was just 15 years of age when she was fused into early marriage. Her parents could no longer afford to cater for her and her six younger siblings so they thought it best to marry her off to a man that would care for her better than they ever could. That was the very beginning of her living nightmare. She has a slim, baby-face with the prettiest of hazel …show more content…
Ah! Wancan dan iska. Allah zai hukunta wannan wawa!
Could you please translate what you just said?
I said “That one is a bastard. May God punish that fool”. He had just divorced with his wife not too long ago before buying me at an auction because he lost his job. He kept telling his friends and family that asked after him through the phone that he all was well and he was doing fine meanwhile his anger and heart break had led him into participating in human trafficking. My master’s name was Teslim Ahmad. He was a short, bald headed light-skinned man who lived in a flat. One thing I’d never forget about him was how dirty his nails were. It was almost like whenever he bathe, he made sure he didn’t wash his hands. Astaghfirullah but this man’s body odour was outrageous. Just the thought of it makes me want to throw up once more. Everything about him was disgusting and I just wish I had gotten a not so disgusting master.
Can you vindicate your government’s actions towards modern
Ms. Asselin
ENG4U
25 February 2018
The Reality Behind Modern Slavery: An Interview With Baraka Suleiman
Questions:
1. How did you get to be in that position, being a slave? 2. What was your experience like while you were at Libya? 3. Can you briefly describe your master? 4. Can you vindicate the government’s actions towards modern slavery? 5. Do you think modern slavery could be eradicated in the nearest future ? What do you think should be done for it to be stopped?
[Baraka hails from Sokoto, a northern part of Nigeria. Baraka, the oldest child of the Suleiman family, was just 15 years of age when she was fused into early marriage. Her parents could no longer afford to cater for her and her six younger siblings so they thought it best to marry her off to a man that would care for her better than they ever could. That was the very beginning of her living nightmare. She has a slim, baby-face with the prettiest of hazel …show more content…
Ah! Wancan dan iska. Allah zai hukunta wannan wawa!
Could you please translate what you just said?
I said “That one is a bastard. May God punish that fool”. He had just divorced with his wife not too long ago before buying me at an auction because he lost his job. He kept telling his friends and family that asked after him through the phone that he all was well and he was doing fine meanwhile his anger and heart break had led him into participating in human trafficking. My master’s name was Teslim Ahmad. He was a short, bald headed light-skinned man who lived in a flat. One thing I’d never forget about him was how dirty his nails were. It was almost like whenever he bathe, he made sure he didn’t wash his hands. Astaghfirullah but this man’s body odour was outrageous. Just the thought of it makes me want to throw up once more. Everything about him was disgusting and I just wish I had gotten a not so disgusting master.
Can you vindicate your government’s actions towards modern