Yazidi refugee Sabeeha Hameed Abdo grew up in Iraq and now runs a unique cooking school on the New South Wales mid-north coast. She doesn’t speak during the classes, instead using different senses to convey the lessons.
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Yazidi refugee Sabeeha Hameed Abdo, who is profoundly deaf and does not know her true age, runs cooking classes in Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales mid-north coast. The lessons, she says, are going down a treat. "I'm picking up a few more signs slowly and learning, perhaps not to ask questions when Sabeeha has her hands full because she can’t actually respond."
“I had to learn to lip-read all my friends and family, I didn’t have any sign language ... there was no money or support from the government in Iraq, so I didn’t go to school." "I left Iraq because I felt that it was quite dangerous for us. It was a war-torn country and I didn’t feel as safe, so the government assisted us to come here where we could be safe," she says. "[But] Australia is just so beautiful. The housing, the beaches, everything about it is so beautiful."The women had to leave their parents and brothers behind when they flew to Australia, not knowing if or when they would see each other again.
The horseriding is inspired by her animal-loving support worker Rayti Collins, who has been working with Sabeeha for the past three and a half years.
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