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I'm originally from Egypt.
I lived there for 18 years.

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My mother is Dutch, my father is Egyptian.
I've been living in Holland for six years now.

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I've always felt that these two identities
were sort of opposites...

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that they were diametrically opposed.
And that it’s either one or the other.

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After my first year at the university
I saw there was a vacancy at Syr...

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a restaurant that employs Syrian refugees
and Dutch people.

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It really spoke to me. I felt like I really
could add something to their mix...

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because I had...

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Even though I'm not from Syria, I do know
both sides of the story, and I speak Arabic.

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I could be of added value to their team.
I really wanted it.

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It really feels as if with them...

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I can finally allow that other part of me
into my life here.

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As if within those walls
I'm really allowed to be both.

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That can make me really happy, yes.

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My name is Selim, I'm 24 years old,
and I'm both Egyptian and Dutch.