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Who really are refugees and asylum seekers?

By Miana Badd
July 3, 2009 at 3:13 pm

Recently on our Refugee Week, we wanted to talk about how people understand who they really are, without labelling them as refugees.

We started a campaign: Look beyond the label

female doctor immunising a childThis illustrates who we really are within ourselves. We are more than people think. We are real normal people with real feelings, understanding and recognised professions in our past.

I’m an orientation volunteer in the Red Cross; I have met lots of refugees and asylum seekers who have just arrived in the UK. Many of them had professions as doctors, engineers, teachers, and much more from their respective countries. And they still can continue being that if we only recognised them and looked beyond the label.

Image: © Christopher Black (IFRC)

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  • http://www.redcross.org.uk/ Myriam Abedi

    Well done

  • http://www.redcross.org.uk Myriam Abedi

    Well done

  • http://myspace.com/leosaidenough Leo

    Hello all,

    I’m a musician and filmmaker.

    I met Miana few years ago. She is an open mind person and straight forward speaker. She is very helpful and many people and I personaly trust her.

    Well done Miana and keep going on you right way.

    My regards

    Leo Saidenogh, Kingsway Eye.

  • http://myspace.com/leosaidenough Leo

    Hello all,

    I’m a musician and filmmaker.

    I met Miana few years ago. She is an open mind person and straight forward speaker. She is very helpful and many people and I personaly trust her.

    Well done Miana and keep going on you right way.

    My regards

    Leo Saidenogh, Kingsway Eye.

  • Saidi

    Hello every one,
    Am just a student and a refugee as well.this is a very good script by Miana whom i didn’t know until the the red cross told me that she is my mother. Keep on don`t let anything in your way….THANKS

  • Saidi

    Hello every one,
    Am just a student and a refugee as well.this is a very good script by Miana whom i didn’t know until the the red cross told me that she is my mother. Keep on don`t let anything in your way….THANKS

  • Sarah Zadik

    Good one Miana

  • Sarah Zadik

    Good one Miana

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Miana is a volunteer with the refugee orientation service in Glasgow.

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