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Three people, three situations, one problem. Drugs.

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June 25, 2020

A young mother, alone in a new country

Farzaneh and her husband escaped the harsh conditions in their home country and had made it to Australia as asylum seekers. After a few years of processing, they were finally granted re...

June 13, 2020

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When the one you raise turns against you

72 year old Yusuf and his wife came to Australia to visit their daughter on a visit visa. They applied for a protection visa once in Australia as it was unsafe for them to go back to th...

May 21, 2020

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Turning her life around while he is in prison

Catherine met Samir at a club. This was 3 years ago when Samir was involved in vices that he has since turned away from. Samir was entangled in a web of drugs and alcohol and he was str...

May 16, 2020

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The Unwanted Orphan

Leyla was in her 60s. She lived in Sydney, has multiple medical issues, and lives with her two sons. One of her sons is going through a difficult divorce while the other son is unmarrie...

May 10, 2020

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Pregnant with bills to pay

Farah and Abid had come to Melbourne last year. Farah was here to study on a student visa and Abid, her husband was on a dependent visa and working casually in a restaurant ...

May 9, 2020

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Her world turned upside down

Zaina's marriage had been going downhill for a while. With 5 kids, the demands of keeping up with the children's needs as well as keeping her husband happy were beginning to take a toll...

May 8, 2020

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Thrown out of her home with her unborn baby!

Like many 21 year old young women Sabra was in love. She was styding in Uni in Somalia and had met Ahmed in Uni. It had taken a while for her parents to agree to them getting married. H...

May 7, 2020

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Domestic Violence victim turned entrepreneur

Meet Salma, a single mother with three young daughters. Salma was also a victim of Domestic Violence who was forced to move out to protect herself and her daughters from her abusive hus...

November 17, 2019

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Saleha: How gambling destroys a marriage

Saleha was an aspiring student with a supportive husband and was studying in one of Australia’s leading universities. She dropped out soon after discovering that she was pregnant as she...

September 27, 2019

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When the person you rely on most turns their back on you

Catherine accepted Islam while at school in Year 11, but did not disclose this to her family. A short time later met Hassan and they got married, but still stayed home while they compl...

August 7, 2019

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Will Khowlah’s life get better?

When Khowlah and her family were referred to NZF through a Mosque in Sydney 18 months ago, their daughter was in the ICU and they did not even understand why apart from the fact that sh...

May 30, 2019

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