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My name is George, but everybody calls me Ginger George! I was born in Syria and…

My name is George, but everybody calls me Ginger George! I was born in Syria and…

by | Nov 24, 2018 | Uncategorized

My name is George, but everybody calls me Ginger George! I was born in Syria and my background is Armenian, but in both communities ginger hair is extremely rare. Even in my entire family, there is no one who has ginger hair and sometimes I ask my mum, ‘Are you sure...
I am from the Sayed denomination in the Hazara group in Afghanistan – a minority…

I am from the Sayed denomination in the Hazara group in Afghanistan – a minority…

by | Nov 11, 2018 | Uncategorized

I am from the Sayed denomination in the Hazara group in Afghanistan – a minority within a minority. We are actually one of the most persecuted minority groups in the world. In our tribe, my family were very well respected, and that was both our strength and our...
The first time we tried to leave Iran was not a success. We paid people smuggler…

The first time we tried to leave Iran was not a success. We paid people smuggler…

by | Oct 31, 2018 | Uncategorized

The first time we tried to leave Iran was not a success. We paid people smugglers to take us to Turkey. They divided us into two groups and said they would be moving us three days apart. In the first group was my mum, 3 sisters, my uncle and a friend. In the second...
I was only 6 months old when my dad got killed in the war, so I don’t have any m…

I was only 6 months old when my dad got killed in the war, so I don’t have any m…

by nhoa | Oct 27, 2018 | Uncategorized

I was only 6 months old when my dad got killed in the war, so I don’t have any memories of him. Mum was always the only person providing for us. She worked in the daytime as a midwife, and at night in the emergency department helping people who had been hurt by the...
My family is originally from Afghanistan, but when the Taliban took over, they s…

My family is originally from Afghanistan, but when the Taliban took over, they s…

by | Aug 22, 2018 | Uncategorized

My family is originally from Afghanistan, but when the Taliban took over, they started the genocide of the Hazara people there. Unfortunately, we are very easy to identify because we have distinctive facial features so it wasn’t safe for us to live there anymore. As a...
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