A Refugee's Tale
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Every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror. A former student of University of Aberdeen, Shahid Khan reflects on his own journey to Scotland.
I came to the UK as an asylum seeker after I fled religious persecution in my home country, Pakistan. I was…
Published by Students, University of Aberdeen
Higher education institutions in the UK have a long tradition of providing sanctuary for academics and young people forced to flee conflict and persecution and find safety elsewhere. To build further on…
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