Refugee News & Stories
Maya Ghazal: “A refugee can be anyone, like a pilot flying your plane – a pilot like me!”
From being forced to flee to flying airplanes, Maya Ghazal embodies the spirit and resilience of refugees in the UK.
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Shazia’s definition of ‘A refugee is…’ honours her grandmother, Roshan, who came to the UK as a refugee from Tanzania in 1979.
Meet Mevan Babakar
Born in Baghdad to Kurdish parents, Mevan Babakar was exposed to the uprisings in Iraq, together with genocide against the Kurdish community.
“A refugee is… my grandmother who is the life of the party; always first on the dancefloor and last one to leave!”
Shazia’s definition of ‘A refugee is…’ honours her grandmother, Roshan, who came to the UK as a refugee from Tanzania in the early 1970s.
“Ahlam – my gifted friend, my collaborator, my teacher, my inspiration”
Ahlam fled Syria at the beginning of the war, some of her family staying behind, whilst she brought the children with her.
A doctor who knows no borders: meet Dr Daryelowm from Tigray
Dr Daryelowm worked as a specialist at a hospital in western Tigray.