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A NEW HOME
Kingdom of Bahrain Khawla Secondary School

• Teenager immigrants in their new home

By Khawla Group- Facilitator Mrs. Amal
Malalla In collaboration with AL Omran
Group-Facilitator Mr.Mohammed AlJamal Isa Town
Secondary school Group - Facilitator Mrs. Ameera
Al Buloshy
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Contents...

• Our Objectives
• Definition
• Migration in Bahrain
• Quotes from the interviews
• Statistics
• Our advice to teenagers
• Our advice immigrants
• Conclusion and Acknowledgment.

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Our Objectives

1. To draw teenagers attention to the problems or
   crisis young immigrants face as a result of
   moving to another country with their parents
2. To suggest ways to help young immigrants to cope
   with there new life
3. To provide a high level dialogue between young
   immigrants and their peers in the country .

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Definition

• Migration it is the act and the phenomenon of
  leaving ones native country to settle abroad. It
  is the same as immigration but from the
  perspective of the country of origin. Human
  movement before the establishment of state
  boundaries or within one state is termed
  migrations.

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Why do people leave their countries
Through our research we found out that there are
so many things make people leave their country
and live in another one. Some reasons really
moved our feelings and made us sad to think that
this could happen to anyone including us. We just
hope to find a place were we are welcomed by its
people. Some of the reasons are

• Discontent with the natives, such as bullying and
  abuse
• Luck of employment opportunities
• For better education
• Better job opportunities and higher incomes
• Family reasons
• To enjoy the climate and national prestige of the
  new country.

• War or other armed conflict
• Diseases
• Poverty
• Political corruption
• Disagreement with politics
• Religious intolerance
• Natural disasters

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Migration in Bahrain

• Bahrain is an archipelago occupying a total area
  of 620 square kilometers and consisting of a
  population of 707 thousand.
• It is known to be a magnet for migrants as they
  form 37 of the total population. That is the
  result of the geographical location Bahrain has,
  which is in the heart of the Arabian Gulf
  surrounded by major developing countries in
  addition to the bonds and contacts Bahrain has
  with many different nations.
• In conclusion, we would like to bring to
  attention that Bahrain is an open minded culture
  it welcomed migrants with open arms and will
  always do.
• Thus, in Appreciation for the positive effect of
  migrants culturally and economically we say
  Welcome to Bahrain.

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Continue

• As we all know, Migration is known to be a highly
  lucrative phenomenon for both sending and
  receiving countries and as the current General
  Assembly President Shaikha Haya Rashid Al-Khalifa
  put it, if harnessed constructively, migration
  can have a profound effect on development.
• In Bahrain, migrant workers constitute almost 40
  of the labor force. In fact, they have helped in
  the building of the infrastructure of the country
  right from the 1930s since the discovery of oil.
• Now what about their teenage kids how do they
  fell in their new home??

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Quotes from the interviews
My Name is Salam. I am from Jordan. I live now in
Bahrain with my family.
It was hard to get friends at the beginning, but
now my and Haya, my Bahraini friend, are beast
friends.
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My name is Fatima Mahboob. I am from Kuwait. Ive
been living in Bahrain for about five years.
I had to leave my home, family and friends. I
live in a new house and I go to a different
school. It's hard but I try my best to cope with
the new system and try to look at the bright side
and become positive about everything. I don't see
my friends and family as much as I used to but at
least we get to meet each other in holidays.
I have a great relationship with almost everybody
I met in Bahrain. People are friendly and nice
over here. I made a lot of friendships back in my
old school. It's not bad over here in the
secondary school I guess it needs some more time
for it to really work out..
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Name Saud khalid Age18 Nationality Saudi No,
it wasn't easy at first. Sometimes people avoid
me and sometime they make fun of me while I try
to stay out of troubles as hard as I can.
Name Yaser Farha Age16 Nationality Syria I am
not asking to be treated as a native or anything
I just want them to treat me as someone with the
same religion and culture, and an Arabic brother
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I'm a bit confused because I miss my family like
crazy at the same time I can't leave my Bahraini
friends and the life I created over here in the
last year and a half. I hate it when I miss
something that happens over there and I can't go.
I suffered at the beginning because some people
have a bad idea about people in my country.
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Statistics
The following statistics are results of 30
interviews done by the circles students from the
three schools.
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Was it easy for you to make new friendships at
your new home?
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Do you want to go back to your original home?
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Was things as you expected in the new country?
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Teenagers, think of the following

• Everyone deserves to live a happy life no matter
  where they are.
• We should help immigrants to have a stable happy
  life in our country which will be their new home.
• We should not allow ourselves as educated
  teenagers to stereotype people and treated them
  according to the ideas in our minds.
• They are in your country for a reason, so dont
  make things even worse to them. Instead, welcome
  them with an open arm and remember that they will
  add a lot to you society and your experience in
  life.
• Immigrants may leave their country one day, so
  let them take with them

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Immigrants

• Remember people are people. Therefore, go and
  move on you life in your new and start with a big
  smile to gain friendships.
• Avoid negative or bully teenagers and prove
  yourself by studying hard and be a winner.
• Give a good example of people in your home
  country to erase any negative idea or
  stereotyping people may have about you

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Conclusion and Acknowledgment

• At the end we would like to thank everyone in the
  circle who helped us and supported us. A special
  thank goes to Mrs. Amal Malalla our school
  facilitator for believing in us and giving us the
  opportunity to be part of such a great program
  that added a lot to our experience.