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NameZina
Genderfemale
Country of OriginIraq
Destination CountryJordan

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s-1 Until 2010, Zina still hoped for a peaceful life in Baghdad.
s-2 But when a car bomb targeted a television station next to her house, she knew it was time to leave Iraq.
s-3 I had just left my house to go to work when I heard a huge explosion.
s-4 All I could think about was my son, still asleep in the house.
s-5 He was only thirteen years old at the time.
s-6 He got injured and was unable to move for weeks.
s-7 I decided I had to take my children out of the country.
s-8 Jordan seemed like the closest and easiest option.
s-9 So we moved to Amman.
s-10 Life was difficult at first.
s-11 I was the only one who could find a job and it was poorly paid.
s-12 Everything was much more expensive there.
s-13 While education was free in Iraq, we had to pay to send our children to good schools here.
s-14 Eventually, my husband had to go back to Baghdad.
s-15 He wanted us to stay here because he knew our children were safer.
s-16 And its true!
s-17 Their future is brighter here.
s-18 They have friends and are able to lead a normal life; go to the movies and the mall.
s-19 Back in Baghdad, if I called my children on the phone and didnt receive an immediate answer, I thought they had been killed or kidnapped.
s-20 Our neighbors understood our situation and were very welcoming.
s-21 The Jordanian and Iraqi cultures are not so different, so Id say we have settled in well.
s-22 I am now 48 years old and my children are in university!
s-23 I work as a translator for an organization that helps Iraqis.
s-24 My job is a blessing.
s-25 In my spare time, my friends and I help the Iraqi migrants who are less established here.
s-26 I will never forget how hard it was to be new in the country and I want to do everything in my power to help others in this situation.

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