Mustafa Jawadi interviewed by Ann-Mari Jordens [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4224256
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Jawadi, Mustafa, 1991-, interviewee
- Online Access:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2007
- 2 sound files (ca. 141 min.)
- Technical Details:
- Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
- Summary:
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Mustafa Jawadi born 1991 in Kabul, Afghanistan, speaks about his early life; his grandparent's flight to Iran; the impact of Taliban on his family; his memories of his flight to Iran; life as a refugee in Iran; journey to Australia with people smugglers; memories of travels in Indonesia; learning basic English; encounter with Australian Navy; fire onboard; Navy rescue, two deaths; his mother's restricted life under the Taliban; women in Islam; arriving on Christmas Island; treatment by officers; detention centre; life as a child on Christmas Island; how his parents felt; Nauru detention centre; conditions in second Nauru detention centre; recreational facilities; English classes; his father's attempts to learn English; computing training; swimming lessons; hunger strikes; Marion Le; his mother's pregnancy and birth of his brother 2003; interpreting for parents; death of inmate; violence on Nauru; Nauru gaol; Hijab-wearing on Nauru; family accepted by Australia; choosing Canberra because of Marion Le; why some from Nauru left Canberra.
Jawadi talks about why his family stayed; his father's training and employment as a painter; visa status; Tampa asylum seekers; travel to Australia; Dickson College English classes; Canberra Institue of Technology (CIT); Jane Keogh; Nat McGahey; his high school studies; assistance from Companion House; his uncle's return to Afghanistan from Iran; current conditions in Afghanistan; his responsibilities for his parents; his school-based apprenticeship; his school friends; his attitudes towards new arrivals at school; his parents' CIT studies; his family's permanent visa; citizenship; what he found most difficult initially; explaining his culture, religion and refugees to Australian friends; Business International Network; Shia Mosque in Wanniassa; Sunni Mosque; Canberra Islamic Centre; Multicultural Youth Centre; Migrant Resource Centre; Muslim teenagers in Canberra; adapting to living in non-Muslim country; his mother's freedom; the positive and negative effects of detention; meeting Baxter detainees; off-shore detention; effects of detention on children; his hopes for the future and citizenship; understanding of and friendship for refugees.
- Notes:
- Recorded on September 22, 2007 at Canberra, A.C.T.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (4 p.) and uncorrected transcript (typescript, 73 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Refugees
- Other authors/contributors:
- Jordens, Ann-Mari, 1940-, interviewer
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2077 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2007
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