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By Elisha Brown, Sara Aridi, Masha Goncharova and Remy Tumin
Sheeba Shafaq
Sheeba Shafaq grew up in Afghanistan watching her grandmother paint as a parter and her father assisting patients as a plastic surgeon and emergency medical technician. For her, treating other people is the ultimate goal.
But when Ms. Shafaq left Kabul to teach women about reproductive health, she was threatened and was unable to complete her residency with a gynecologist and obstetrician.
“The worsening stage and limited opportunities for a connoisseur who needs to lead a life in general have not yet left me the option to flee my country and move here,” Shafaq, who now lives in California, said in a recent interview.
When he came to the US, he was in the middle of the world. But it’s not the first time Five years ago, you may simply not enroll in medical systems that allow you to paint directly with patients, so you accepted administrative work in medical practices.
“It didn’t give me the happiness or excitement of waking up in the morning and going to work,” said Ms. Shafaq, 29.
After receiving asylum in April 2019, Ms. Shafaq addressed the International Rescue Committee, one of 10 organizations supported through the New York Times’ Most Needy Cases Fund, and implemented a grant from the organization to help refugees with their skills in their field.
Donate now to the Fund’s 109th annual New York Times campaign for the most needy cases. All profits go to 10 organizations that provide assistance to people facing financial hardship. Make a tax-deductible donation through GoFundMe.
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