The reason why it was difficult for Ishmael to obtain a passport was because he did not have his birth certificate.
<h3>What was Ishmael's reaction to this information?</h3>
The fact that he needed a birth certificate got Ismael frustrated and angry. The reason for the frustration was that he no longer had his birth certificate.
He and several other people had lost most of their valuable documents to the war in Sierra leone.
