Hazem Faris is one of many scholarship students who were denied study visas to Ireland.
Hazem was awarded a scholarship to study computer science in SETU in Carlow before his visa was denied after being asked to justify education gaps and provide original bank statements.
Such requirements have been virtually impossible for students like Hazem to comply with due to the the ongoing violence and destruction of infrastructure in Gaza.
Hazem has been displaced seven times over the last two years and has been working tirelessly under extremely difficult circumstances to complete his bachelor’s degree in computer science.
He joined Brian Redmond on the KCLR Daily this morning and detailed those circumstances and his continued courage and positivity in the face of them.
He was due to start his studies in October and hopes that the government will revisit their decision.
“Just to study in Gaza is very difficult… I was searching for ten days to even have a pencil”.
“I did everything to get this scholarship and I got the full funded scholarship from a great university”.
“My visa was refused for unbelievable reasons”.
“The government should understand our situation”.
