Razan and Sr. Lena, Herstory & AkiDwA (Ireland) and more art by Magdalena Blazejewicz

Born and raised in Syria, Razan Ibraheem emigrated to Ireland in 2011 for further education but became a refugee when war broke out in Syria and she could no longer return home. She has dedicated years to speaking out about the conflict in Syria and works as a journalist who identifies misleading information and debunks fake news. Sr. Lena Deevy was born and raised in Ireland and it was to train as a nurse that she left for North Wales in 1960. She emigrated then to America where she became the Director of the Irish Immigrant Centre. Under Lena’s leadership the center developed into a place inclusive of all immigrants from all walks of life.