Few countries have a more complicated recent history than that of Iraq. From the war with Iran that lasted most of the 1980s, to the first gulf war in the early nineties, and then the 2003 US invasion that led to regime change and the toppling of Saddam Hussein, our guest today has lived his life in the constant shadow of war.

Ahmed Abdulmajeed arrived in the United States from Iraq in 2012, where he was working as a doctor in Baghdad. After reporting corruption in the hospital where he worked, he was subject to ongoing death threats that forced him to flee the country for Jordan and apply for refugee status. Resettled in the United States, where he was unable to practice medicine or to use his training as a cardiovascular surgeon, he built a new life and a new career.

Learn more about Amaanah Refugee Services and our mission at https://amaanahservices.org

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