Bibihal Uzbeki, A 106-year-old refugee, who made a perilous journey from Afghanistan to Europe, carried by her son and grandson through mountains, deserts and forests, is facing deportation from Sweden after her asylum application was rejected. She is severely disabled and can barely speak. Her family has appealed the rejection. Their journey made headlines in 2015, when they traveled by foot and on trains through the Balkans, before finally reaching Sweden. Today she and her 11 family members are living in the small village of Hova, in central Sweden. Her rejection letter came during Ramadan. While the family avoided telling her, the constant grief from her granddaughters made her suspicious. "My sisters were crying," explained Mohammed Uzbeki. "My grandmother asked, 'Why are you crying?'" The family says that soon after she understood her request was denied, her health started deteriorating and she suffered a debilitating stroke.
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