When I was 18, I decided that I didn’t want to be a Muslim anymore. From that point, I knew that my life was in danger, because apostasy is a crime punishable by death in Saudi Arabia. As a result, I always felt afraid. Then, when I was 22, I got kicked out of uni...
When I was pregnant with my fifth child, my husband had a pancreas failure, and he passed away. After that, it was a huge struggle to take care of my children. We had fled Sudan because it was at war, and I only had one sister to support me in Kenya. She and her...
When I was 17, I came here to do Foundation studies, which is an entry programme for uni. Now, I’m in my third year of my Bachelor degree in Education. My case is unusual, because although many Chinese people who come here to study are rich, my family is not rich. My...
(9/9) From that day, I started my political activities outside of Syria. I was a member of the Opposition, and became very active in human rights and helping the Syrian refugees there. I also spoke about what the Syrian people had suffered to many Arabic media...
(8/9) Eventually, I was advised by other people in the movement to leave the country, or I would be taking a huge risk. I said, ‘How can I leave my country? Let them arrest me – I’m not the only one who is in danger.’ But they said, ‘If you are arrested, you are...
(7/9) They put us in jail. We 10 women were in a room about 3 square meters with no beds and no window. But the men were in another room nearby, so we could hear each other. We all started shouting and singing as if we were still in the street, which made the officers...
