When I was pregnant with my fifth child, my husband had a pancreas failure, and …
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 programm…
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…
(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 cou…
(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…
(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...
(6/9) Now, because I didn’t have my children with me, I became even more involve…
(6/9) Now, because I didn’t have my children with me, I became even more involved. I was participating in every single movement. I was more involved in the committees, and I started to go to my home town as well, to meet with the young people there to convince them to...
(5/9) From that day, the pressure on the other actors became less, but they star…
(5/9) From that day, the pressure on the other actors became less, but they started spoiling my reputation more and more. However, I had lost what you can call fear. I decided that I would fight this regime until the last day of my life, wherever I was. I started...
(4/9) Even the brother of the president threatened that they were going to kill …
(4/9) Even the brother of the president threatened that they were going to kill me. He sent someone to my work to tell me, ‘You will be killed now or later, and this is a promise’. Then, they put a show on Syrian TV accusing me of collaborating with some foreign...
(3/10) Then, Daraa. It started when children in that town wrote on a wall, ‘It w…
(3/10) Then, Daraa. It started when children in that town wrote on a wall, ‘It will be your turn soon, Doctor.’ Intelligence arrested those children and tortured them and took off their fingernails. They were around 10 – 14 years old. Then, the people in Daraa went to...
(2/9) In 2007, I moved to Damascus and I started working in the drama field. I w…
(2/9) In 2007, I moved to Damascus and I started working in the drama field. I wrote a second TV series and other films and a lot of things, and I always had serious problems but nothing like the first one. The regime had the power to imprison or to kill me but there...
Get in Touch
newhumansofoz@gmail.com
Privacy Policy