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Zaher – Master pastry chef and entrepreneur

Zaher – Master pastry chef and entrepreneur

Ελληνικά The delicately sweet, perfectly crafted baklava and other delights at Master Sweets in Pafos are among the finest on the island. And their creator is Zaher, a modest and mild-mannered young master of his craft, and a refugee from Syria. At the age of just 25,...

Nawar – business owner, father and active volunteer in Pafos

Nawar – business owner, father and active volunteer in Pafos

Ελληνικά Nawar is originally from Idlib, Syria, and arrived in Cyprus with his wife and son in 2018 to seek asylum. Though trained as a computer engineer, in the short time he has been in Cyprus, he has established himself as a business owner, supplying building...

Raber – an athlete, a volunteer, a fighter for life

Raber – an athlete, a volunteer, a fighter for life

Ελληνικά Raber Ismael, 29, a Kurd from northern Iraq who was born with a disability, has been living in Cyprus as a recognised refugee for more than three years. He loves to train in track and field and aspires to compete in games one day. He’s studying Greek and...