Questions of a Nonprofit Human Rights Organization Activist: The Things ‘Wahha’ Can’t DoLearning how to make Lebanese food, one of Wahha’s “Dreamer” activities. Dreamer activities involve gathering to learn things that are useful to our lives. We decide what to learn at Wahha’s regular meetings. The name “Dreamer” was also decided at such a meeting. (Photo: Korea Migrant Human Rights Center)    


 

In fact, the opening ceremony of Wahha actually felt like our center was the one being welcomed, since many so many local Arab women happily joined in preparing food and celebrating with us. 
 



 

 

 

 

 

A Yemeni woman said that because she has hairdressing skills, she wanted to cut and style hair at Wahha’s facility to make money and pass the time. In Arab Muslim culture, there are separate hair salons for women and men, and only women use women’s hair salons. Since Korean hair salons are also used by men, Arab women have difficulty taking off their hijab to get their hair cut.

The Lebanese food from the “Making Lebanese Food” Dreamer activity that Wahha’s Arab women did together. The tuition and material costs were covered by donations from the Good Samaritan House, a shelter for immigrants and refugees run by nuns, and the activity will take place this year as well. (Photo: Korea Migrant Human Rights Center)    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘Second home’ created by women from many countries learning from, relying on, and working with each other
 

Learning how to knit, one of the Dreamer activities the Wahha women participated in. (Photo: Korea Migrant Human Rights Center)