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Heart of Fire by Senait G. Mehari5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() "I was not a child soldier," Mehari told the NDR on Thursday. But she also blamed the media for the way they have portrayed her life story. Responding to the accusations, Mehari - who has become an activist icon in the fight against children being forced to participate in armed conflicts - admitted she was never actively involved in fighting. Not a soldier There are around 250,000 child soldiers in the world Image: AP The TV station spoke to Mehari's friends and other eye-witnesses in Eritrea who said that Mehari's account of the war was false and who accused her of spreading "lies." Some even said that they would press charges. Now doubts have been raised about whether the 33 year-old - who was publicly recognized and admired for surviving the civil war in Eritrea as a child soldier before becoming a successful singer in Germany - was telling the truth.Īccording to Germany's public broadcaster NDR, essential parts of Senait Mehari's memoir "Feuerherz" (Heart of Fire), which has been translated into several languages, are not true. Senait Mehari's memoir about growing up in Eritrea amid war and destruction was an instant bestseller when it came out in Germany in 2004. ![]()
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