396: What if you were held captive by child soldiers?
About this episode
A family's sailing journey turns into a harrowing experience when they are captured by child soldiers during Mozambique’s civil war.
When a family sailing journey ends in capture by child soldiers during Mozambique’s civil war, a man must protect his children while confronting the unsettling truth that his captors are both perpetrators of violence and children shaped by it. Today’s episode featured Dave Muller. Dave has written about his experiences in a book entitled, “Not Child’s Play”, available where books are sold or at https://notchildsplay.co.uk/ You can email Dave at dave.muller@notchildsplay.co.za Dave is on Instagram @davenotchildsplay, on Facebook @Dave Muller and on YouTube @DaveMuller-NotChildsPlay In the 1960s and 1970s, both South Africa and Mozambique were part of the larger decolonization of Africa, with South Africa gaining full independence from Britain in 1961 and Mozambique gaining independence from Portugal in 1975. However, in the decolonization process, both were thrown into proxy battles, between old structures clinging to power and the larger global cold war between communist and capitalist superpowers. South Africa, even after independence, was still ruled by a white minority government, under the National Party. The National Party was populated mostly by the white…
People in this episode
Guest: Dave Muller
Topics covered
- child soldiers
- captivity
- family protection
- civil war
- decolonization
- violence
Keywords
- child soldiers
- Mozambique
- civil war
- family
- captivity
- decolonization
- violence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Audible
Books & works: Not Child’s Play
Places: Mozambique, South Africa
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