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SAFIGI
- Mar 25, 2018
- 3 min
HUMANITY SHOULD OVERCOME RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES
This story was written by Vyshakh from INDIA. There is a playground near my house, where all the kids in the neighborhood come to play in the afternoon. I often go sit there and watch them; because of that, they know me pretty well. Once when I went there, I noticed that many of the kids were not there. But they were still playing with the ones present. I knew they always got into fights when selecting teams. So I asked them how they had chosen the teams today and one little

SAFIGI
- Mar 22, 2018
- 5 min
ADAPTING TO A NEW CULTURE WILL MAKE YOU DEVELOP YOURSELF.
This story was written by Tram Vo from VIETNAM. I am Tram Vo from Vietnam. I got a chance to study a Bachelors degree in Business Administration in Finland, the best country for education. I have lived here for around three and a half years so there have been many many great experiences, but also challenges that I did not get whilst living in Vietnam. I would like to share my story about language and cultural barriers. When we grow up in our homelands, we are affected by beha

SAFIGI
- Mar 18, 2018
- 2 min
THOUGH OUR RELATIVES BULLIED US, WE SUCCEEDED IN LIFE
This story was written by an Anonymous Contributor from PAKISTAN. I was born in a traditional family, where my mother stayed orientated among her in-laws for quite sometime after me and my twin sister were born. She was harassed by her mother-in-law for not having much education. In Pakistan, a girl gets married after her A-levels, as though that is the maximum level of education she can obtain. My mother was among those women. She wanted to pursue her career but the societia

SAFIGI
- Mar 18, 2018
- 3 min
SOCIETAL STEREOTYPES MUST NOT GUIDE YOUR FATE.
This story was written by Zain from PAKISTAN. Having been born in the slums of Pakistan in a poor Christian family, a challenging fate awaited me. Being the eldest among my siblings, I was expected to work and contribute to the family income as my father, who was a cleaner at the district hospital, was the sole breadwinner and we were a big family. Every morning before the sunrise I set out along with father to go to the hospital, where I would start helping my father in clea

SAFIGI
- Mar 15, 2018
- 4 min
CHILDREN MUST NOT BE LIBELED FOR LOVING.
This story was written by Trang Vu Hong from VIETNAM. I was studying Italian culture in Perugia, Italy when the junior Eurovision – the most renowned pan-European song contest – took place. Vincenzo Cantiello, a talented flamboyant Italian boy who performed his own love-filled song, “Tu primo grande amore” (You are my great first love), came out as the winner. Below is the English translation of what he sang daringly, passionately and triumphantly: It's all changed now that y

SAFIGI
- Mar 11, 2018
- 3 min
THE POWER OF BEING DIFFERENT.
This story was written by Debayani Panja from INDIA. While growing up in a metropolitan city, I had learnt the nuances of always dressing up in style. I never wore anything too revealing and my choice of clothes never pricked my family’s eyes. This helped me to develop a carefree attitude to what people gossiped, about how I dressed. I never cared what people said, how they talked about me or the way they looked at me. I always made fun of it saying, “How would you know that

SAFIGI
- Mar 8, 2018
- 3 min
WE MUST NOT BE SHAMED FOR OUR CULTURAL BACKGROUND!
This story was written by Nargues from AFGHANISTAN. This is who I am. As an Afghan girl, growing up in America has had its difficulties. Trying to balance where I am from and where I live required courage, and I did not have that at the age of ten. Unfortunately I dealt with what is called ‘ethnic shaming’, and to tell you the truth it was not dandy. The problems began when I started school, even at the early age of six. I remember it was Eid one summer, a celebration general

SAFIGI
- Mar 4, 2018
- 3 min
THE MIRROR OF SHAME IS LIKE A DISTORTING MIRROR
This story was written by Isil from TURKEY. I have had a wondrous weekend with the ones that I am in love with. We wandered around days and nights smoothly in a beautiful world, then closed the door and slept together feeling secure. Monday morning I learnt that during the weekend the head of the Diyarbakır (Amed) Bar Association Tahir Elçi, a lawyer of Kurdish origin, a human rights activist was shot dead in Turkey. He has been receiving death threats and he was facing a pri

SAFIGI
- Mar 2, 2018
- 4 min
WOMEN MUST NOT GIVE UP FREEDOM TO BE SAFE.
This story was written by Mara Agolleti from ITALY. Where I live all young girls are told how to act and dress properly. Lots of spoken and unspoken rules are surrounding how girls should avoid provoking unwanted reactions from men. I was told what to wear, where to go and the people I went out with were subject to close scrutiny. Don’t misunderstand me, I know those are the concerns of a loving family which has always guarded my health and well-being. However, I have recentl
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