Dear children

Pamela Green married Abdel-Salam Ahmed in 1978. She embraced his Egyptian culture and Islamic faith, determined that cultural differences would not destroy their love. But her optimism was not enough to sustain the marriage and they divorced, with Pamela awarded custody of their children. When Abdul remarried, their relationship became amicable enough for Pamela to agree to allow the children to go on holiday with their father to his family in Egypt. She has not seen her two little boys since. When the Egyptian justice system consistently let her down, she tried to rescue her children herself. One morning, with a group of hired helpers, she attempted to kidnap them back. The rescue attempt failed when the children's grandfather attacked her savagely with a knife, nearly killing her. The last thing she remembered was her two boys running from her in fear and her daughter rushing to get into the getaway car. She now lives with her daughter Yasmeen, 12, in London and keeps up a relentless campaign to get her boys, Sawy, 9, and Sammie, 7, back.