In Vietnam, Mum was making four nuggets of gold a day as a butcher and Dad was making seven nuggets as a tailor. We had three servants; one to cook, one to clean and one to look after my brother and I. But when they know that you have a three-story, flashy house and...
Before I came here, I had a role with the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan, a political agency. I worked on the radio, producing and presenting stories that gave voices to those who were not often heard, including reports of human rights issues and...
One of the things I brought from home was my sister’s artwork. This one says, ‘God Bless Our Home’ in Armenian. Although we were born and raised in Syria, my grandparents were Armenians from Turkey who were forced to leave the country in the time of the Armenian...
In October, my town was liberated from ISIS, and some of the residents eventually went back. There was nothing left in my house, not even the children’s beds, but one of my neighbours found my photo album and some individual photos scattered in the street, so he...
I’m from a Syriac Catholic group who lived in Iraq. As Christians, we didn’t have any problems with others in our country. We were hard workers, we were faithful to our country and to the Arab citizens, but unfortunately, the situation in our country made big problems...
