This Is Us: Shaymaa Arif

Today, we continue sharing stories from RNZ's This Is Us series, which is showcasing the diversity of Muslim New Zealanders following the events of March 15th last year. Syrian and Iraqi lawyer Shaymaa Arif has been heavily involved in the support response to the March 15 attacks. She's been a part of the Royal Comission Inquiry on the attacks and is an advisor for the Human Rights Comission. In this episode of This Is Us series she shares her passion for other cultures and the impact the Syrian war had on her family.