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Nujeen Mustafa
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“Count us, because we count too. This should not be just another meeting where we make grand statements and then move on...You can and should do more, to ensure that people with disabilities, are included in all aspects of your work – we can’t wait any longer.”
Nujeen Mustafa (born 1999) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The most exciting part! The kids were crying around me and I felt like a crazy person because I was the only one who was smiling the whole time. Sometimes it’s good to be too young to be aware of what’s going on around you. Maybe I was too young to realise [the danger].”
Nujeen Mustafa (born 1999) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You feel like you’re in a constant test. With terror attacks happening in Europe (such as in Berlin and Ansbach last year, and recent attacks in London and Manchester) it puts even more pressure on refugees. You feel guilty until proven innocent. It pushes the button for us to work harder and prove that we think it’s wrong, too.”
Nujeen Mustafa (born 1999) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For me, it meant not being able to go to school, hang out with friends or go to the cinema. It was almost like house arrest. Having a disability in Syria often means that you are hidden away. You confront shame, discrimination and physical barriers. You are someone who is pitied.”
Nujeen Mustafa (born 1999) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In her 2019 briefing to the United Nations Security Council on life in Syria prior to the beginning of the country's civil war in 2011, as quoted in
“I feel like Merkel is under pressure because some people are bad ambassadors of the refugees, and they are not representing a good image of us. What I would like to say is that she is doing good for the EU and for Germany: Germany is getting better from the love from refugees. She’s doing good, and I hope she keeps us.”
Nujeen Mustafa (born 1999) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source