Interview with Ray Shami
Documents from 07 October 2016 to 22 December 2016Identity Statement
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BABE-130
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2 transcripts, 1 drawing.
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Hernández Nova, Leslie Nancy; Musa, Samir
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Abstract
Location of the interview: Netherlands, Amsterdam
Provenance of the interviewee: Syria, Latakia - Netherlands, Amsterdam
Name of the interviewer: Iris van Huis
Ray is originally from Syria and moved with his parents to Canada already before the war broke out. He describes himself as an activist, social worker and artist. He reflects on growing up in Syria being gay and about the current war in Syria. He made a drawing about luggage, representing how he gains more luggage through moving from country to country, in the sense that it enriches him mentally.
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