Amna Modin's Journey from Refugee to Reporter

Amna Modin's transformative journey begins with her assignment to report from the Calais refugee camp known as The Jungle, where she experiences a haunting familiarity that stirs suppressed memories of her own childhood as a refugee. Arriving in the camp, she is overwhelmed by the chaos, despair, and harsh realities faced by those living there, evoking a sense of déjà vu that she later connects to her family's past in Kakuma refugee camp. Her mother casually reminding her of their time spent in a refugee camp leads Amna to realize the depth of her own experiences, which had long been buried but now resurface in powerful ways. This revelation shifts her understanding of her role as a journalist, igniting a passion to address the refugee crisis with personal insights that resonate deeply with her own history.