Our amazing author of The Boy Refugee: A Memoir from a Long-Forgotten War, Khawaja Azimuddin, wrote an opinion piece for The Houston Chronicle that was published on Saturday, November 7th, 2020. In the opinion piece, he writes about his life as a former refugee living in today’s world and how it ties in with the unique circumstances surrounding his childhood and upbringing outlined in his memoir. Read more of the opinion piece here. Khawaja Azimuddin’s book, The Boy Refugee: A Memoir from a Long-Forgotten War, is a tale that highlights the author’s experiences as a war prisoner and a young refugee boy. Featuring the aftermath of the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, the book chronicles his escape from war-torn Bangladesh, his everyday routine as a civilian prisoner of war, and finally his two-year-long journey back home. Grab your copy of the book now. Dr. Khawaja Azimuddin is a Houston, TX-based gastro-intestinal surgeon who also loves art. In his free time, he works as a ceramic tile artist and many of his dominant murals are present at public places for viewing. He believes art can help bridge gaps between communities. This book is his first non-scientific work to date.