"I feel at home in Armidale, I can't express their kindness" - "Ez li Armidale wek ku ez li welatê xwe me hest dikim, qenciya wê geleke”

As part of Refugee Week 2026, we speak with A'mera Ali — a young Yazidi woman, refugee advocate, writer, and law student living in Armidale. After surviving the ISIS genocide in 2014, A'mera and 23 members of her family were captured by ISIS when she was just 10 years old. She remained in captivity for almost a year. Today, A'mera has rebuilt her life in Australia and is advocating for refugee rights, justice for survivors, and greater awareness of the Yazidi community. - Wekî beşek ji Hefteya Penaberan 2026, emê bi Amîre Elî re biaxivin - keçeke ku ji cînosayda DAIŞ rizgar bû ye, parêzvana penaberan e, nivîskar û xwendekara hiqûqê ku li Armidale dijî. Piştî cînosayda Di 2014an de bi temenê 10 salî ew û 23 kes ji malbata wê DAIŞê ew girtin. Pitî nêzîkî salekê rizgar bû, Amîre jiyana xwe li Australya ji nû ve ava dike û nuha ji bo mafên penaberan, edaleta ji bo rizgarbûyan û hişyariya li ser civaka Êzîdî parêzvaniyê dike. Îro, ew mêvana SBS Kurdiye da ku çîroka xwe bi me re pareve bike,