Pakistani Irfan Ali was in his native country textile engineer and his family was doing well, but the security situation in the country rapidly deteriorated. His family became the target of persecution, two brothers were killed in terrorist attacks and he had one day to decide what to do. He chose to flee Libya, and thence came as a refugee in Italy, particularly in Sicily. Now he lives in a reception center for refugees Mineo near Catania, which was founded in 2011 from the former hostel for families of American soldiers from the base of Sigonella, Italy, April 22, 2015 (CTK Photo/Tereza Supo

Pakistani Irfan Ali was in his native country textile engineer and his family was doing well, but the security situation in the country rapidly deteriorated. His family became the target of persecution, two brothers were killed in terrorist attacks and he had one day to decide what to do. He chose to flee Libya, and thence came as a refugee in Italy, particularly in Sicily. Now he lives in a reception center for refugees Mineo near Catania, which was founded in 2011 from the former hostel for families of American soldiers from the base of Sigonella, Italy, April 22, 2015 (CTK Photo/Tereza Supo Stock Photo
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22 April 2015

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Pakistani Irfan Ali was in his native country textile engineer and his family was doing well, but the security situation in the country rapidly deteriorated. His family became the target of persecution, two brothers were killed in terrorist attacks and he had one day to decide what to do. He chose to flee Libya, and thence came as a refugee in Italy, particularly in Sicily. Now he lives in a reception center for refugees Mineo near Catania, which was founded in 2011 from the former hostel for families of American soldiers from the base of Sigonella, Italy, April 22, 2015 (CTK Photo/Tereza Supova)

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