Name: Ali Naqi Hussaini

Profile: Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, living in Indonesia.

Advantages: UN-certified, fluent English speaking, certified from English courses (LIA Education Centre, UPH English Pathway Program), a university student, studying Hospitality Management.

Risk: At risk of being tortured and killed by his uncle and the Taliban if returned home.

Canadian contact: Stephen Watt

Ali Naqi’s father was killed by the Taliban, and then his uncle took over his properties and started beating and torturing him every day. However, his maternal aunt helped him flee to Indonesia by boat in 2014.

He got a scholarship to a university in Indonesia and he has been studying Hospitality Management there. Now, he needs a group of Canadian friends to come to Canada where he can pursue his education and help society.

His Story

Ali Naqi was born in January 1998, in a village of the Malistan district in Ghazni province in Afghanistan.

The Hazara people of the region have long been targets of persecution and massacres because of their culture, religion, and love for education.

Ali Naqi’s father was a driver, delivering books for school in their village. He was 8 years old when his father was killed by the Taliban, and his mother told him that his father was reported to the Taliban by his uncle and she told him to be careful because his uncle was working with the Taliban.

Things got worse when his mother passed away in 2010, and then his uncle took Ali Naqi and his sister with himself.

“My uncle took over our properties and everything else. He used to behave like slaves to me and my sister. After some time, he forced my sister to marry a person she did not want.”

Ali Naqi tolerated his uncle and his torture every day for two years, and finally, his maternal aunt decided to help him escape from there.

“My aunt knew that I would be killed by my uncle once I grew up.”

His Way to Indonesia

Ali Naqi’s aunt arranged for a people smuggler, and he escaped to Kabul. From Kabul, he flew to New Delhi, India on May 7, 2014 and stayed there for 12 days. Then he flew to Malaysia where he stayed for 4 days, and eventually, he arrived in Indonesia by boat on May 30, 2014.

His Life in Detention Centre

Ali Naqi registered himself with the UNHCR on May 31, 2014. With no right to work or way to support himself, he moved to Manado Immigration Centre on July 7, to ask for assistance, and on August 24, 2014 he was transferred to Pontianak Detention Centre.

“I began learning English and Bahasa Indonesia in the detention centre and I think that was the best activity instead of wasting my time.”

After living in the detention centre for about a year, he got his freedom and transferred to Yogyakarta, from there to Semarang and from Semarang to a community house in Tangerang.

His Opportunity of Education

In Tangerang, Ali Naqi continued his education with the help of IOM and LIA, and he luckily got a scholarship and has been studying the faculty of Hospitality Management at Universitas Pelita Harapan.

“For me, it was the biggest opportunity to get that scholarship and pursue my education.”

The Last Word

Ali Naqi dreams to live in a country where he can continue his education and one day be able to help society.

As a UNHCR refugee, Ali Naqi is eligible for Canada’s private sponsorship program. He needs a group of five Canadian friends to support him.

To help support Ali Naqi as a sponsor, please contact Stephen Watt on Facebook.

You can also reach out to Ali Naqi directly on Facebook.

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