{"id":654,"date":"2026-04-07T16:26:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/?p=654"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:33:17","slug":"born-in-the-dark-by-zishan-mwavita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/born-in-the-dark-by-zishan-mwavita\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Born in the Dark&#8221; by Zishan Mwavita"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"439\" class=\"wp-image-656\" src=\"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot.33.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot.33.jpg 292w, https:\/\/novelty-fiction.com\/catalog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot.33-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Family, faith, hard academic work, and loyal sponsors contributed to giving Zishan Mwavita and his brother the educational opportunities they needed and craved.<\/p>\r\n<p>Once settled into university life, they returned home during a semester break and started the local volunteer activities that would eventually develop into a structured movement.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cBorn in the Dark: A Memoir\u201d captures every important moment from the author&#8217;s early childhood, through family struggles, academic challenges, and daring humanitarian work, until the present day. 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