‘The people here are amazing. We have lots of dreams and we’re very hopeful,’ says Mir Omid, who is adjusting to a new life in the Sault with his wife, Zohra, after escaping Taliban-ruled Afghanistan in 2021
Two years ago at this time, Sault Ste. Marie residents Mir Omid and his wife, Zohra, were living in their home province of Kabul, Afghanistan, feeling hopeful that the impending threats of an Islamic fundamentalist takeover would not play out into a reality.
Employed as a journalist for the country’s largest television news network at the time, Omid headed towards his office when the Taliban entered Kabul. “I was reporting for my people,” he says. “Under a terrorist group, you have to change the way you report. You wouldn’t be reporting for the people anymore. That was impossible for me.”
Age 30 and 26, respectively, Omid and Zohra are incredibly thankful to the Sault Community Career Centre for assisting them in finding a place to live, as well as helping them secure employment. Well over a year since they first arrived in the Sault, the couple says the graciousness and support they’ve received from the community is unlike anything they’ve ever experienced.
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