“From A Prison to Princeton” (Newsweek)

Colleges & Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>“When Abass Hassan Mohamed was born in Somalia in 1982, his father honored the event with a variation on a traditional Somali ritual. </p>

<p>“Little did he know how far his son would go. Abass is now a junior at Princeton University. And he has become something of a legend in the refugee camp where he was raised, for having blazed a path out of a sanctuary that is also a kind of prison, where young people languish with little hope for a productive life.</p>

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<p>This is a wonderful story of determination and gratitude on the part of an amazing young man.</p>