Meet Mustafa: This former refugee is using food and conversation to build community in Lancaster, PA

This article was originally published by USA for UNHCR.

“When you hear a refugee’s story, it’s going to be very difficult for you to hate them,” Mustafa Nuur says with a big smile. 

It’s a phrase Mustafa often repeats when meeting new people. And after saying it hundreds, if not thousands of times, the phrase is not cliché nor is it hyperbole for Mustafa. For rooted in this simple phrase is the inspiration for what has become his life’s work – connecting the Lancaster, Pennsylvania community with newly resettled refugees to build a more diverse and supportive Lancaster.

We’re talking to Mustafa from his office at The Candy Factory, a coworking community space in downtown Lancaster where he operates his non-profit organization. Today, at 26, it’s a life Mustafa could never have imagined as a child. 

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