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Walking Free : The extraordinary true story of a young man who fled war-torn Iraq, came to Australia as a refugee by boat, spent months in a detention centre and went on to become a pioneering surgeon. Orbit/Yen Press "and "The Ugly DucklingIn 1999, Munjed Al Muderis was a young surgical resident working in Baghdad when a squad of Military Police marched into the operating theater and ordered the surgical team to mutilate the ears of three busloads of army deserters. When the head of surgery refused, he was executed in front of his staff. Munjed's choices were starkcomply and breach the medical oath "do no harm," refuse and face certain death, or flee. That day, Munjed's life changed