In Iran Arash studied civil engineering and worked as a civil engineer, his wife Maaria studied computing.
After changing his religion it was no longer safe for Arash to be in Iran and he fled to the UK. He and Maaria were apart for over two years; "Hatukuweza kuishi bila kila mmoja.",,en,"Tulipoona kwenye uwanja wa ndege ni mojawapo ya hisia bora katika maisha yetu ... kwa kweli ni ngumu kusema.",,en,Arash sasa ana mpango wa kuendelea kuboresha Kiingereza yake ili aweze kwenda chuo kikuu hapa na kufanya kazi nchini Uingereza,,en
“When we saw each other at the airport it was one of the best feelings in our life…actually it is hard to say.”
Arash now plans to continue improving his English so he can go to university here and work in the UK.