AMBERLY MCATEER – The Globe and Mail
When I asked readers to send in photos for our Father’s Day issue, I expected the usual – father of the bride photos, father-daughter fishing photos, dad mowing the lawn photos. What I didn’t expect was to be transported to far away places – Afghanistan, Iran, Czechoslovakia, Korea – and learn that a father’s love is universal.
One image – and the amazing story that came with it – grabbed me. This story, from reader Al-Karim Walli in Calgary, reminded me of the lengths fathers will go to for their families, literally transcontinental love.
More: A brave journey: One reader’s amazing father’s day story – The Globe and Mail.
Earlier related: Sadrudin Abdulla Walli (1934 – 2013)
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Thank-you Amberly for sharing this story with Canada. Through the post about my dad Sadrudin Abdulla Walli, we’ve been able to re-connect with many people, virtually Coast to Coast.
There are a few additional photos from our trip at the following link, including a couple of the Tanzanian context prior to my parents’ move to Pakistan. These are fascinating to me, as I’ve always thought travels like this happened only in the very distant past and that only those in text books were epic.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151675795220289.1073741832.737015288&type=1&l=a37d158e17
I do apologize that dad is only in one of these. For the most part, it was him behind the camera (which itself says a lot). Enjoy the photos!
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