Mansoor Adayfi was born in a village in the mountains of Yemen. He was detained at Guantánamo for over 14 years, and now lives in Serbia. He taught himself English at Guantánamo; the first book he read was Around the World in 80 Days. His memoir, Don’t Forget Us Here, is about his time at Guantánamo and the resilience of the human spirit. He has published numerous other essays in the New York Times and narrated audio documentaries for the BBC and CBC.