Narrative Essay On Assyrian Refugees
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I'm a part of the Assyrian minority who was born and raised in Iraq until I left the country in 2007 after my father was kidnapped by a group of religious extremists that targeted christians in the country.
My father was released after my mother used their savings to pay a ransom for his release and agreed to give up our house and assets and permanently leave Baghdad or face death. Because of these circumstances, I stopped going to school for almost two years.
We lived temporarily in the United Arab Emirates until the International Organization for Migration (IOM) approved our refugee resettlement application and placed us in the United states.
I arrived first by myself to the United states in 2012 and lived in Omaha, Nebraska for approximately