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Chapter 5 - New Beginnings

from Part II - Spark

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2022

Andrew Leon Hanna
Affiliation:
Stanford University, California
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Chapter 5 describes the moments that the three Za'atari entrepreneurs push beyond their darkness to find their ideas – each tapping into their childhood passions through different catalyzing events. Yasmina helps prepare her cousin for her wedding in Za'atari, receives rave reviews, and sees her passion rekindled. Determining that she needed to help support her children, she makes the monumental decision to sell her rings, necklace, and bracelet for startup capital. She plans for the launch of a salon and wedding dress store from her home trailer. After her son’s death, Asma resolves to treat the children in Za'atari as if they are her own. Much to her joy, she attends a teacher training program sponsored by an NGO and comes home with educational books that she can use in preparing her storytelling initiative. Art continues to be Malak’s light during her transition to Za'atari, especially as she begins to share her art outside of her trailer. With the encouragement of a Za'atari art teacher, her sister Hoda, her father, and her best friend Treza, she decides to launch an art studio from her home trailer. Treza would manage it, and they would seek to share Malak's art widely.

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25 Million Sparks
The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs
, pp. 51 - 62
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • New Beginnings
  • Andrew Leon Hanna, Stanford University, California
  • Book: 25 Million Sparks
  • Online publication: 20 May 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009181518.007
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  • New Beginnings
  • Andrew Leon Hanna, Stanford University, California
  • Book: 25 Million Sparks
  • Online publication: 20 May 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009181518.007
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  • New Beginnings
  • Andrew Leon Hanna, Stanford University, California
  • Book: 25 Million Sparks
  • Online publication: 20 May 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009181518.007
Available formats
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