Friday, 20 May 2016
When Sirwan Ali arrived at UWA from Iraq, the bridging courses he completed through the Centre for English Language Teaching were the conduit to entering a world of opportunity and freedom for both him and his family, a son and two daughters.
The son of an illiterate yet world-wise Policeman fluent in three languages; Kurdish Arabic and Turkish, Sirwan grew up with an innate love of language and learning inspired by his father.