ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author presents the story of refugee Omran from Syria, based on interviews, within the context of the individual's background and nation of origin. She shows how the refugee faces the situation in accessing education globally. The Syrian Civil War began in 2011 with a series of protests, at the same time as other Arab Spring revolutions were occurring across the region. Two incidents made life in Damascus feel unbearably dangerous. Omran explained that all of the hardships he has experienced as a refugee feel like nothing when he remembers that he is working to help this tiny child. Before the Civil War, life in Syria for many like Omran had been comfortable. His mother was a successful engineer. He attended Damascus University, the oldest and most highly ranked university in the country. Despite these problems, Omran is glad to be in Malaysia: Anyway, even with all of these problems, it is better than his own country.
