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Feature Stories: Iraq, Iraqi refugee voices: Stories of desperation and need, Press Releases: Iraq, Iraqi refugee voices: Stories of desperation and need: "
Alia is 77 years old and lives by herself in Amman. Originally from Baghdad, in 2005 she was threatened and robbed in her home; fearful of increasing violence, she fled from Baghdad to Jordan with her niece. Her daughters had already escaped Iraq with their husbands – one daughter went to Australia, but Alia doesn't know where her other daughter is. Shortly after arriving, her niece abandoned her, unable to support both of them. Now Alia spends her days in her apartment, emotionally despondent, and wishing to be reunited with her daughter in Australia. 'I don't know many other Iraqis here in Jordan, and I have no one to support me or keep me company. My daughter has tried three times to bring me to live with her, but we've been denied every time,' Alia lamented. Her daughter is trying to support Alia, and she sends money to cover rent. But the US$90 that she pays every month for rent leaves her living precariously day-by-day. 'I'm not expecting much in my life,' she says, 'I just want to be reunited with my daughter.'




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