Tarek And HadiI
In 2016, 25-year-old Tarek and 19-year-old Hadil were Syrian refugees living in the “EKO Camp” in Greece, which is a former truck stop lined with white tents. Hadil was alone in Greece and in Germany.
When Tarek saw Hadil, it was love at first sight and he tried flirting right away. Hadil hesitated to talk to him at first because she thought it would be impossible for love to blossom in such a difficult situation.
Eventually, Tarek won her over and they fell deeply in love. It didn’t matter that they had nothing left in the world to call their own as long as they had each other. There was just one problem: Tarek is Muslim, and Hadil is Christian. She called to let her parents know about their relationship, and her entire family disapproved.
In a last-ditch effort to keep them apart, Hadil’s cousins showed up to beat Tarek, and they took her away to another camp in Greece. Broke and helpless, Tarek had no way to get back to the love of his life.
One reporter from NPR’s This American Life was there after Tarek was beaten. The reporter intervened by giving Tarek $100 to get a taxi and run away with Hadil. Now, they are married, so they can never be separated again
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