Escaping slavery put one evil behind him. Then came the horror of crossing the Mediterranean from Tripoli as civil war raged in Libya. Ninety-seven men drifted under burning skies after the motor expired. The boat had no backup power. Cell phones failed. Time itself seemed to end.
“I am a Muslim and I prayed all the time on board,” says Omar, 23. “We were Muslims and Christians, praying for salvation.”
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