I'm originally from Egypt. I lived there for 18 years.
My mother is Dutch, my father is Egyptian. I've been living in Holland for six years now.
I've always felt that these two identities were sort of opposites...
that they were diametrically opposed. And that its either one or the other.
After my first year at the university I saw there was a vacancy at Syr...
a restaurant that employs Syrian refugees and Dutch people.
It really spoke to me. I felt like I really could add something to their mix...
because I had...
Even though I'm not from Syria, I do know both sides of the story, and I speak Arabic.
I could be of added value to their team. I really wanted it.
It really feels as if with them...
I can finally allow that other part of me into my life here.
As if within those walls I'm really allowed to be both.
That can make me really happy, yes.
My name is Selim, I'm 24 years old, and I'm both Egyptian and Dutch.