The scientist working on a Covid-19 vaccine, despite being stateless
Nowras Rahhal moved to Germany from war-torn Syria; he was categorised as stateless, then Syrian, and now as unspecified, which he says is ‘really painful’
25 November 2020 - 14:53
London — Ask scientist Nowras Rahhal about his cutting-edge work on a Covid-19 vaccine and he is eager to explain the complexities, but ask him where he comes from and he struggles for words.
Rahhal, who moved to Germany two years ago from Syria’s war-shattered capital Damascus, is stateless — meaning no country recognises him as a citizen...
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