![]() ![]() Today, he lives in Kenya, writes for top publications, and is considered one of the foremost western experts on Somalia. ![]() Eventually, Bahadur wrote a book called The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World, which landed on the Times bestseller list. As fate would have it, the Captain Phillips hijacking took place while Bahadur was in the country, and the interest in Somali pirates skyrocketed across the world. Since virtually no western journalists were there at the time due to the dangers, Bahadur received help from the locals and got what he went after. Then, because of an interest in Somalia, he decided to scrape some money together and fly there, where he would interview pirates. The film is based on the story of Jay Bahadur, a young Canadian man who wanted very much to be a journalist but struggled to get a publication to buy his story ideas. "Dabka" is a true story about how a wannabe journalist's naivete and willingness to put his neck on the line paid off and made him a New York Times bestselling author. ![]()
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