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Miriam is a pregnant Afghani refugee, seeking asylum in England. She meets Asha, a 15-year-old Somali refugee, in a shipping container on the final leg of her journey to England. Asha immediately sees Miriam as a sister-figure and helps take care of her while Miriam is suffering from morning sickness. In this scene, Asha pushes Miriam to tell her more information about herself. The two girls share secrets, and Miriam pushes Asha to dream bigger about her new life in the UK.
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ASHA: Are you sick?
MIRIAM: No. I’m not sick. Thank you. You helped me.
ASHA: I’m not afraid of sickness. In the refugee camp many people were sick. But sick people don’t hurt you.
MIRIAM: Your mother is afraid of sickness.
ASHA: She’s not really my mother.
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MIRIAM: There are powerful men back there, in my country, who won’t let women be teachers. We thought they had gone, but they came back. They punish girls who try to go to school. They kill teachers to stop them from teaching girls. That shows you how important it is to learn In England, no one will stop you.
ASHA: Yes. First I will give this letter to the Queen of England. And then she will give me a job. And then I will go to school.
Citation: Clare Bayley, The Container, NBH Modern Plays, 2007, pp. 21-26.
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