Aisiya

Aisiya is a nine-year-old girl who has spent her entire life in a prison camp in northeastern Syria, where she lives with her mother after her mother was arrested following the fall of Islamic State. For the first time last week, Aisiya experienced the outside world, filled with excitement as she saw houses, trees, and grass, and dreamed of moving to Australia, a country she imagines as beautiful and kind. Her hopes were tragically dashed when political complications forced her and her fellow camp residents back to the camp, leaving her heartbroken and longing for a life she desires, including education and the opportunity to pursue her dreams of becoming a chef and a performer.