Ngu: Cathy Breen, Voices for Creative Nonviolence
Ngibhale kaningi ngomngane wethu ongumbaleki wase-Iraq kanye nendodana yakhe endala yase-Baghdad. Ngizobabiza ngo-Mohammed no-Ahmed. Basuka eBaghdad baya eKurdistan badlulela eTurkey ngonyaka odlule. Ayeseziqhingini ezintathu zaseGreece ngaphambi kokuba anikezwe imvume yokuqhubeka nohambo lwawo. Badlula emazweni amaningana ngesikhathi kuvalwa imingcele. Ekugcineni bafika lapho babeya khona ekupheleni kuka-September 2015. EFinland.
Njengoba ngike ngahlala nalo mkhaya eBaghdad, nginobuso benkosikazi nengane ngayinye ngaphambi kwami. Ngezansi isithombe sezingane ezimbili zika-Mohammed.
Ngokuvamile, ngisebenzisa amazwi ka-Mohammed, ngimcaphuna ekulandiseni komuntu wokuqala. Waxoxa ngendaba yohambo lwabo olwalusongela ukuphila esikhathini esingangonyaka esidlule. Baya eFinland benethemba lokuthi ababaleki abambalwa bazohamba ibanga elingaka, lokuthi bazothola ukukhoseliswa ngokushesha futhi bahlanganiswe nomndeni wabo, unkosikazi ka-Mohammed kanye nezinye izingane eziyisithupha e-Iraq. Kanye neqembu elincane labangane, mina noKathy Kelly sakwazi ukubavakashela eFinland emakhazeni ashubisa umnkantsha asebusika kulo Januwari odlule. Sakwazi ukubaletha izinsuku ezimbalwa ukusuka ekamu kuya eHelsinki lapho bamukelwa ngokufudumele abantu abaningi baseFinland abahilelekile enhlanganweni yokuthula, izintatheli phakathi kwabo.
Ekupheleni kukaJuni uMohammed wasibhalela ngokudangala kanye nokukhungatheka kwababaleki ekamu labo njengoba abaningi babo babenqatshelwa ukukhoseliswa. Ubhale ukuthi ngisho ababaleki base-Iraq abavela eFallujah, eRamadi naseMosel bathola ukwenqatshwa. “Angazi ukuthi ngizokwenzenjani uma ngithola impendulo embi. Emasontweni amathathu edlule kuza izimpendulo ezimbi kuphela.” Kuthe ngasekupheleni kukaJulayi kwavela izindaba ezibuhlungu zokuthi elakhe icala linqatshiwe.
“Namhlanje ngithole isinqumo sokufika kuleli ukuthi icala lami lichithiwe. Mina no-Ahmed asamukelekile eFinland. Ngiyabonga ngakho konke okwenzile.” Ngakusasa wabhala futhi. “Namuhla ngolunye lwezinsuku ezinzima kakhulu empilweni yami. Wonke umuntu, indodana yami, umzala wami kanye nami….sathula nje. Sishaqekile ngesinqumo. Ukulahlekelwa umfowethu, waboshwa iminyaka engu-2, wathumba, wahlukunyezwa, walahlekelwa umuzi wami, abazali, umkhwe wami, incwadi yokusongela ngokubulawa kanye nokuzama ukubulala. Kwafa izihlobo ezingaphezu kuka-50. Yini enye okufanele ngibanike yona ukuze bangikholelwe na? Yinye kuphela into engiyikhohlwe, ukuhambisa isitifiketi sami sokushona. Ngizwa sengathi ngiyahlatshwa. Angazi ukuthi ngizomtshelani umkami nezingane [eBaghdad].”
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi sithole ukuthi i-Finland inikeza kuphela u-10% wabantu abafuna indawo yokuhlala. Isikhalazo siyaqhubeka, futhi abantu abambalwa babhale izincwadi egameni lika-Mohammed. Akukacaci nokho ukuthi isicelo sakhe sizokwamukelwa.
Okwamanje, isimo e-Iraq nase-Baghdad siyaqhubeka siba sibi ngokwemibandela yokuqhuma kwansuku zonke, ukuqhuma kwamabhomu okuzibulala, ukubulawa, ukuthumba, i-ISIS, amaphoyisa, amasosha kanye nomsebenzi wezempi. Umkakhe uhlala endaweni evulekile futhi esengozini. Umfowabo, obehlala endaweni yokulahla itshe, kudingeke ukuthi abaleke nomndeni wakhe ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule ngenxa yokusongelwa ngokubulawa. Lokhu kwashiya unkosikazi kanye nezingane zika-Mohammed bengenaso isivikelo. Ngesikhathi sikaRamadan Mohammed wabhala: “Isimo sibi ngempela kulezi zinsuku. Umkami ubehlela ukuyisa izingane endaweni kanina ngesikhathi se-EID kodwa wawuchitha lo mbono.” Kwesinye isenzakalo wabhala: “Umkami ukhathazeke kakhulu ngendodana yethu yesibili endala, wesaba ukuthi izothunjwa. Ucabanga ukusuka kulo muzi. Namuhla sixabane kakhulu njengoba engisola, engitshela ukuthi ngithe sizobuyelana phakathi nezinyanga ze-6. "
Ezikhathini ezimbili zakamuva kwafika amadoda ahlomile emzini ka-Mohammed efuna ulwazi ngo-Mohammed no-Ahmed. U-Mohammed wabhala: “Izolo ngo 5am indlu igaselwe abafana bezempi abahlomile begqoke umfaniswano. Mhlawumbe amaphoyisa? Mhlawumbe amasosha noma i-ISIS?" Kunzima ukucabanga ukwesaba konkosikazi ka-Mohammed ongenakuzivikela kanye nezingane, omncane kunabo bonke oneminyaka engu-3 kuphela ubudala. Kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi ukwesaba kuka-Mohammed no-Ahmed ukude kangaka. Kwesinye isikhathi umka-Mohammed ufihla umfana omdala kunabo bonke emhlangeni ngendlu yabo, esaba ukuthi uzobuthwa ngenkani yi-ISIS noma amasosha! Usesaba nokuyisa izingane esikoleni ngoba isimo sezokuphepha siyingozi. Uthukuthelele uMohammed, wethukile futhi akaqondi ukuthi kungani bengakahlangani ngemva kwesikhathi esingangonyaka.
Muva nje uMohammed uthumele i-imeyili: “Iqiniso, Cathy, njalo ebusuku ngicabanga ukubuyela ekhaya futhi ngiqede lezi zingxabano. Ukuhlala kude nezingane zakho obathandayo kunzima ngempela. Uma ngibulawa kanye nomndeni wami, khona-ke wonke umuntu uzoqonda ukuthi kungani kwadingeka sihambe futhi izingxabano zizophela. Ngisho nabafuduki baseFinland bazoqonda ukuthi engangibatshela khona kwakuyiqiniso. Kodwa ngakusasa ekuseni ngashintsha umqondo futhi nganquma ukulinda isinqumo sokugcina senkantolo.”
“Njalo ebusuku ngiyesaba izindaba zakusasa ekuseni ezivela emndenini wami. Indodakazi yami yangibuza ngocingo ngesonto eledlule, 'Baba, singaphinde sihlale nini ndawonye. Manje sengineminyaka engu-14 futhi usunesikhathi eside ungekho.' Uphule inhliziyo yami.”
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule wabhala: “Ngijabule kakhulu ngoba iqhwa selincibilikile phakathi kwami nomkami.” Umfanyana wakhe, oneminyaka engu-6, nendodakazi yakhe encane eneminyaka engu-8 baye esikoleni namuhla. Umkami unesibindi….Wanquma ukukhokhela zonke izingane ibhasi lesikole. Wathi 'Ngiyakholelwa kuNkulunkulu futhi ngithuma izingane futhi ngizifaka engozini.'
Ngivame ukuzibuza ukuthi uMohammed uvuka kanjani ekuseni. Yena nomkakhe bakwazi kanjani ukubhekana nosuku? Isibindi sabo, ukholo lwabo kanye nokuqina kwabo kuyangikhuthaza, kungiphonsele inselelo futhi kungiphushe ukuthi ngiphume embhedeni wami ekuseni.
