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AT THE tender age of 19, Ameera Briefki embarked on a life-altering journey, fleeing the war-torn landscapes of Iraq with her Kurdish mother and siblings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was living from war to war, literally all my life,\u201d she reflects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1980, when Briefki was still a toddler, Iraq and Iran entered into an eight-year war. In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, prompting the start of the year-long Gulf War. Just as the dust had seemingly settled, the Kurds held an uprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Kurdish people decided to have a revolution to take over their land,\u201d she said. \u201cThat was a horrible experience for me because we had to run to the mountains and leave all our houses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tipping point came in 1996 when a Civil War began with the Kurds. Briefki and her mother, sister, and brother made a resolute decision \u2014 it was time to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGetting out of [Iraq] was just like a relief,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From finding refuge in Istanbul to making friends in Jordan, each step forward came with its challenges. Yet, even in adversity, Briefki found solace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe stayed together,\u201d she said. \u201cWe just stayed strong from all that, and we just moved on and forgot about the bad experiences because we had hope that we were going to a better place \u2014 like a peaceful place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their initial plan was to move to the UK, where her half-brothers lived, but when that didn\u2019t work out, they applied to the United Nations for relocation. They were chosen to move to the United States and arrived in 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen we arrived at the LA Airport, we were so anxious, and it was a big, [huge] world, a whole different world,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I look at it, I don\u2019t even believe it\u2019s been all these years. Sometimes it feels like yesterday for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Briefki and her tight-knit family lived in California for seven years. At the age of 25, she and her siblings started college. Shortly after arriving in the U.S., Briefki married, and she and her husband had a baby girl in 2002. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom what I\u2019ve seen and what I went through, I wanted my daughter\u2019s life to just not be like mine,\u201d Briefki said. \u201cThis country is full of opportunities, and she is really smart and a really hard worker. So I had to make sure that at least I gave her peace of mind so she can be successful in her life.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She and her family moved to the Nashville area in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a big population of Kurdish people [in Middle Tennessee],\u201d she said. \u201cThey even call it small Kurdistan. They are all in Nashville.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Briefki\u2019s life took an unexpected turn in 2013 when her husband passed away in Saudi Arabia. The circumstances surrounding his death remain shrouded in mystery. His death certificate said he had just quit breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was all by himself, not even with his family,\u201d she said. \u201cSo nobody knows what happened. I didn\u2019t even know what to feel. I just felt so bad that nobody was with him. I guess that is how it is in life \u2014 we are not in control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following a year in Dallas, which wasn\u2019t a good fit for Briefki, one of her friends brought her to Hendersonville in 2014. She instantly fell in love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s so peaceful,\u201d she said. \u201cThe people are so important, and when I came here, they were so friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though she works as a medical courier, Briefki dedicated most of her time and energy to her daughter after her husband\u2019s passing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom what I see, I don\u2019t regret my decision,\u201d she said. \u201cShe is really doing so well. She got a scholarship to get into Belmont. Every semester, she\u2019s at the top of the Dean\u2019s list, and she\u2019s getting into research programs now. I\u2019m really so proud of her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While California and Dallas presented their challenges, Hendersonville welcomed Briefki with open arms. She went back to Iraq to visit once, but she said it just didn\u2019t feel like home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSince then, I haven\u2019t had any interest to go back or just visit,\u201d she said. \u201cThis here is my country. And honestly, even when I went there to visit, I kind of missed here immediately. I feel like I belong here.\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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