Compare And Contrast Yasser's

“Refugees are not terrorists, they are often the first victims of terrorism.” - Antonio Guterres. From country to country, hurt and scared people travel to find shelter and survival needs, while most of us in America and England have all the resources we need, and almost take them for granted. What is it like, you may ask. All stories have their similarities and differences, and Sahara and Yasser’s are different in many ways but still extremely alike. Sahara was born in 1972 in Somalia and she lived with her brother and parents. When she was 16, she witnessed their murder. Sahara and her grandmother were the only ones left, so they fled the country due to all of the violence and trouble. The walked a majority of the way, but had to ride on boat to get from the Coast of Djibouti to Yemen. Sadly, Sahara’s grandmother passed away due to her health condition, so she was on her own. She met a man and he proposed to get married, but she declined and she kept on her way. Thankfully, she got taken in by UNHCR and she stayed there for a while. Now she is out …show more content…
How are they different? Well, they are both fleeing from danger and struggling to find new homes but they eventually make it to safety and stumble upon others who can help them, which is a similarity. A difference is Yasser didn’t travel by boat at all. He only traveled by foot, while Sahara and her grandmother took a boat at one point. He also stopped at multiple places for jobs and resources, while Sahara only stopped at checkpoints when police officers checked her. Thankfully, both of them got to safety and made new happy lives for themselves. All stories have their similarities and differences. Sahara and Yasser’s are different in many ways but still extremely alike. From family dying, to starving, being a refugee is insanely difficult, but the ones who are determined like Sahara and Yasser make it through, and maybe even help others. If you were put in their position, what would you