A father and son both arrived in Madison from Afghanistan in 2014 and both graduated in the same month of May, 2020 – the son, Mustafa, age 18, from East High School and his dad, Abdullah A., with a Master’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Both had… Read More
When Safalani heard that her family would be traveling to Madison, Wisconsin, her biggest dream was, “I’ll be able to go to school!” Schooling is often interrupted for refugee children, first by their home country crisis, then by a series of moves to neighboring countries and neighborhoods where they might encounter interrupted curriculum, crowded classrooms, or no… Read More
In 2012, a friend of Ahmad’s in his hometown of Daraa, in the southwestern corner of Syria, told him he knew a pretty girl inAhmad’s own neighborhood. With his brothers, all in their early 20s, Ahmad and his friend walked repeatedly past Hanan’s house. The young woman was indeed very pretty. It was up to… Read More
On January 17, 2018, Aziz and Safia arrived in Madison with three children: Taufiq – 14, Aziza – 11, Savera – 8. They had left their home, family, friends, and all things familiar in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Two days later, Safia gave birth to a new baby boy – Ayan. Their path to Madison was direct… Read More
