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My oldest sister had given me a nicknames, Mara Sor, the red lamb, because I was calm like a lamb and red was my favourite colour. I remember my new red shoes, I was wearing them during one of our visits up in the mountains, crossing the forced border upon the land of the Kurds, to a place where my father lived in exile (since I was one year old). I remember worrying constantly that my shoes would get dirty on the long walks and horse rides. I also remember looking down the valley and seeing dead horses. I remember my father hugging me and kissing me, brushing my face with his beautiful moustache. For a moment I felt safe again, but I know we could not stay with him for too long, we had to return to Mahabad when the summer holidays were over.

I am a Kurdish girl who was born to be free.

A combination of image transfers (including one family archive photo of me) and physically made photomontage, no AI is used!