Mohammed and Joanne
“Joanne, Mali and Eve are my family.”
Mohammed, with host Joanne and children Eve and Malila
Mohammed has been living with Joanne and her two daughters since May 2016. He is from Palestine but left as a child, living in Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Libya. He has been in the UK for seven years, where he is seeking asylum, and was sleeping rough when Room for Refugees helped to find him a home.
We play cards a lot. Mohammed knows really good card tricks. What else do we do? We watch TV I guess. We play racing demon a lot, obviously. Eve, daughter of host Joanne, London
First time I come in here, I’ll never forget, Malila gave me a hug and speak with me. Eve is shy and Eve after two weeks spoke with me. And Joanne spoke with me. My dad is dead, my mother is dead [and] my sister. Joanne, Mali and Eve are my family. Mohammed, from Palestine