Editing by Twila Bird
Photography by Lindsay Silsby
I’ve been deaf and mute since birth. When I was old enough, I was forced to marry the head of our region. My parents were too old to protest; they ran away, and we have heard no news about them. I escaped with my brother, and now we are in Europe. I only want to live in a country that is peaceful and [where] there is no threat.
(Information supplied by Radwa’s brother, Ilhan )