La Baytan Taaod Elaye AR: No Home to Return to

Swimming against the current is not easy, especially
amid traditions and customs that resist change.
Finding the determination to walk difficult paths full of
obstacles and lined with thorns is no easy feat.
He was in his teens when he took a break from
harvesting in the winter and entered school after
the authorities enforced mandatory education. His
experience at the village school was discouraging, with
a teacher who only spoke the language of retribution
and humiliation. He navigated arduous pat...