A full decade has passed since Mahmoud Batikh and his wife, Nahed, properly celebrated Eid al-Fitr, or even celebrated at all. In 2012, the couple left their hometown in Syria with two children in tow. They eventually fled the country mired in an ongoing civil war for Turkey. But they couldn’t find stability as they sought refuge in the U.S. Mahmoud, who’d left behind a communications career in Syria, experienced pervasive racism and anti-refugee prejudice in both the job market and daily life.
Six months ago, their journey to the U.S. finally came to an end when their plane touched down at Sea-Tac, a common landing spot
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