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When Justin Hefter learned of the plight of Afghanistan's Hazara community, he sprang to action with his organization 30 Birds, driven by his own family's experiences in the Holocaust, he says
Soomaya Javadi studied dentistry for years but never got to live out her dream career after burying and burning the books she'd collected, she escaped Afghanistan as the Taliban came into power. Today this Hazara woman is living her second act in Saskatoon, back in university, and supporting other young Afghan refugees.
Coming to Saskatoon from Afghanistan allowed Soomaya Javadi to breathe again and feel safe. But she can never forget that everyone she knew back in Afghanistan is still facing danger, suffering and pain.