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Mariam Ibrahim Yusuf

April 5, 2016 in Modern Worthies

Mariam Ibrahim Yusuf

The Homeless Refugee Speaking Out for Female Asylum Seekers

Yusuf migrated to the UK from Somalia in 2008. Eight years later, still homeless and trapped in the asylum system, she's working to make sure other refugees don't face the same troubles she did.

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