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Podcast: But Why?
Episode: WAR WITH TABAN SHORESH
Description: This week Clemmie is looking at war with child genocide survivor Taban Shoresh, who founded Lotus Flower, a non-profit that supports female conflict survivors and refugees in Kurdistan, Iraq.With a political activist father during Saddam Hussein’s regime, Taban was imprisoned with her family aged just four, and they narrowly escaped being buried alive. After a year dodging bombs and bullets, they were finally flown to the UK by Amnesty to start a new life. In 2016 decided to give up her successful City of London career and establish Lotus Flower. It now supp...