A 25-year-old Egyptian-Italian man
who arrived in Italy on a small boat 11 years ago has now got
his second university degree.
"If I made it starting from scratch, anyone can make it. It's
only moral limits that very often block us", said Remon Karam
after receiving his certificate on Monday, his second three-year
degree at the Kore University of Enna in Sicily.
A cultural mediator, guarantor of the students of Karam
University after graduating in Modern Languages ;;and Cultures,
Remon has now graduated in Intercultural Studies and
International Relations with a thesis on "Immigration: between
persecution and reality."
Karam had to leave his land after his cousin was killed in front
of the church where he prayed, his mother was hit with stones
thrown to scare her, his teachers beat him because he couldn't
learn the Koran by heart.
He wanted to study, to choose his faith, he is a Coptic
Christian, to make his dreams come true, and so he decided to
join a group of migrants.
After months at a reception center, a Sicilian family adopted
him.
"Why this thesis?," he said.
"Because I want to broaden my knowledge in the field of human
rights and immigration, I want to work in that and have the
appropriate training to be able to do so.
"My current plans now are looking for work.
"I would like to work in the context of international relations.
And so, reluctantly I have to leave Enna, where I attended
university".
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