Minhaj Husain is an immigrant to Canada. After finishing his studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1954, he took 2 years off to do social work for the benefit of the community and the people who needed help and assistance. He hitch-hiked all over Europe and traveled as a Servas Traveler ( Peace-builder, work- study travel system) to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Kosovo & Bosnia) and Greece. He hitch-hiked from Turkey to Iran on his way to Pakistan. He traveled through the holy land during Christmas, passing through Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Iran telling many interesting stories of his journey. He was born in India during the British rule with discrimination, occupation and constant struggle for independence.. He was forced to migrate to Pakistan and struggle for survival in a new country. At the age of 21, he left for the UK for higher studies, where, he worked and studied. It is an amazing story of history, survival and achievements.