When I was 17, I was in a band and wanted to be a musician, but my father wanted me to be an engineer, so I went on to get a degree in Civil Engineering, and a Masters in Construction Management. As soon as I finished, I decided to leave Iraq. We Christians were never treated as true citizens, and I felt that any moment I could be called to go and fight in a war I didn’t believe in, so I decided to go to Jordan, where I worked as a project manager for 2 years, before migrating . . .
When I was 17, I was in a band and wanted to be a musician, but my father wanted…
