Nel hedayat biography sample

Raised in London but born in Afghanistan, Nel Hedayat, 21, always wondered what her life would be like if she'd grown up there.

Then she had the chance to find out.

Growing up in north London, identity was never really a big issue. I always felt I was free to be who I wanted to be, surrounded by a world where difference and eccentricity were the norm.

I arrived in Britain at the age of six, after my family fled Afghanistan and the ever-growing persecution and abuse of the mujahideen.

I have asked my mother what made her flee her home, to leave everything she knew behind and run into a future that was unknowable and frightening.

She says she could see no future for her two daughters growing up in a society that was already beginning to alienate and subordinate women.

Nel hedayat biography sample pdf

For our sake we fled.

In a way, my history began when I arrived in the UK. Here there are records, photos, home videos, friends and school. But I alway