Mariam[/B] who with her family was expelled in 2017 by the regime in their country and has been living in Cyprus for the last four years.
Who studied hard and managed to become an excellent student.
Who stood in front of the Pope when he visited our island in early December 2021 and spoke about her own experiences. About her difficulties and fears. About her dreams and goals.
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Parade proudly!
16-year-old Mariam marched yesterday in Nicosia for the 25th of March wearing the Greek traditional costume and proudly holding the Greek flag.
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[/P]"They didn't hide behind benefits"
The story of Mariam and her family is told by the teacher who taught her father Greek and who describes the efforts her parents made once they arrived in Cyprus to integrate into society.
They learned Greek to read to their three minor children, found jobs, learned to drive. They struggled... "They didn't hide behind benefits," says the teacher.
Today the family's three children - 16-year-old Mariam, 13 and 11 years old the other two boys - attend schools in Nicosia and speak only Greek.
Mariam and her parents received a deportation letter from Cyprus on March 11, through which they were given 30 days to leave the island.
"It's not a deportation letter, it's a tombstone of my dreams," says Mariam, who wishes to learn many languages and travel to help fellow human beings. "How will I be able to continue school if they don't kill us? In my village there is no school, how will I study?" she asks.
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