Covid Chronicles: Cleaning the Streets of my Second Homeland

<p>B is a Kurdish asylum-seeker in the UK. B is based in London and is a devoted Muslim. One of the key principles of his religion is cleanliness. B is involved in several initiatives to support asylum-seekers and refugees. A recent personal initiative was cleaning the streets in his local neighbourhood during this lockdown. B wrote:</p> <p><br></p> <p><em>“This is my second homeland (UK). I feel responsible for my first homeland (Kurdistan). I also have a sense of responsibility to my second homeland. My Islam taught me to take trusteeship here in London.”</em></p> <p><br></p> <p>-----</p> <p>This material is part of the <a href="https://cov19chronicles.com/" target="_blank">Covid Chronicles from the Margins</a> project, funded by The Open University and The Hague. The project aims to highlight the impact of the pandemic on refugees, asylum seekers & undocumented migrants.</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://cov19chronicles.com/gallery/art-work/cleaning-the-streets-of-my-second-homeland/" target="_blank">This item can be found on our website.</a></p> <p><br></p>