Lockdown life from Syria to Sydney
17 ImagesAhmad al Daki is no stranger to life under lockdown. He was just 12 years old when bombs began to fall on his doorstep in Homs, Syria, in 2011. Soon his home would be reduced to rubble. His family have already endured a lockdown due to the Syrian War. They can relate to the challenges brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic. Photography by Kate Geraghty.
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Ahmad al Daki studies nursing as his family discuss the situation in another room. He wants to volunteer at hospitals to help during the coronavirus pandemic. Ahmad is from Homs in Syria and when the war came in 2011 he experienced the closure of schools, being seperated from family, friends, lack of food and isolation as he had to stay at home due to the fighting.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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The Daki family home in Homs, Syria before and after it was hit by an air strike.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A photo of a very young Ahmad al Daki while in Homs, Syria. Ahmad now aged 20 is studying nursing and wants to volunteer at hospitals to help during the coronavirus pandemic.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Ahmad in the backyard with his grandmother Amena Drgham. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Amena Drgham turns to cooking for her family and gardening in stressful times.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Ahmad studies in his backyard. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Ahmad in the garden with his aunty Waroud Dargham (centre) and his grandmother Amena Drgham at home in Greenacre. They are from Homs in Syria and when the war came in 2011 experienced the closure of schools, lack of food and isolation as they had to stay at home due to the fighting. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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The Daki family in their backyard in Homs, Syria. Ahmad al Daki (right) now aged 20 is studying nursing and wants to volunteer at hospitals to help during the coronavirus pandemic. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Amena Drgham turns to cooking and gardening in stressful times. Here she is making Kebbe for her family.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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A file photo of Armena preparing food in Lebanon after leaving her native Syria.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Ahmad at home with his family in Greenacre, Sydney.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Amena Drgham enjoying her daily coffee. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Amena Drgham prepares kibbeh with her son Hassan Daki at the family home in Greenacre in Western Sydney.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Waroud pours coffee for her mother Amena as they chat about current events.Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Ahmad al Daki is studying nursing and wants to volunteer at hospitals to help during the coronavirus pandemic. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Sydra Daki (right), Abdulrahman Daki (left), and Isra Dargham (centre) play basketball in the backyard at the family home in Greenacre. Credit:Kate Geraghty
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Ahmad al Daki at his family home in Greenacre. A nursing student, he is hoping to be allowed to help during the Coronavirus pandemic.Credit:Kate Geraghty