BUSHRA
“We need help. We hope this will end so we can go back to our house back to her home. We need to feel peace and stability. We cannot ask for anything more.”
On March 6, 2013, a 19 year-old mother of two named Bushra was registered with the UNHCR and declared the one millionth registered refugee from the Syrian Civil War. Although her story was used as important symbol of the refugee crisis, the world has lost track of Bushra.
Further Reading
- Greg Beals. "Bushra's Story." UNHCR (https://www.unrefugees.org/news/bushra-s-story/)
- Alistair Dawber. "Meet Bushra - the 19-year-old mother who became the millionth refugee to flee Syria." Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/meet-bushra-the-19-year-old-mother-who-became-the-millionth-refugee-to-flee-syria-8522294.html)