Orphan Stories

My name is Asinat and my little sister’s name is Asan. When the war started, I was 2 and she...

Ghadeer: Inspired by Zaynab (as)

November 12, 2018

My name is Ghadeer. I’m normally really shy but my love of poetry helps me overcome it. People are often...

Hussain: Inspired by Muslim (as)

October 22, 2018

My name is Hussain. I was just 2-years old when my father died so I’ve been an orphan practically my...

Haidar: Inspired by AlQassim

September 28, 2018

Campaign, Orphan Stories

My name is Haider Al Karrar. My father loved dressing me up like him. In 2011, he bought us two...

Kawthar: Inspired by Sukaina

September 19, 2018

WHO INSPIRES YOU? What do you hold dear? My name is Kawthar. I visited the shrines of the Imams...

Her Name Is Sarah

July 20, 2018

There are many harsh realities to being an orphan of war, a child of circumstances, beyond individual control. As we...

HIS NAME IS AHMAD

June 28, 2018

Over the last several months, we have shared many stories of children orphaned by war and terrorism. These stories spoke...

Her Name Is Aya

June 13, 2018

In pursuit of freedom Dark clouds hovered over Iraq as ISIS tightened its grip on so many regions of...

His Name is Adam

May 16, 2018

There on the ledge of life, Adam found his new beginning. At an early age, the deck felt like it...

HER NAME IS DUNYA

May 2, 2018

Determined to be…. Refusing to succumb to circumstantial limitation is how Dunya was able to transform her life. It is...