The 10-year-old from Afghanistan, who is stranded in Serbia together
with his parents and two younger brothers, has earned his nickname for
two reasons: he knows how to draw and he loves Pablo Picasso.[...]
His talent has earned Nouri the status of a local celebrity. He
recently met U.S. actor Mandy Patinkin, who works with refugees with the
International Rescue Committee, and who has urged President Donald
Trump to be more welcoming to people displaced from war-torn countries.
“Merkel maybe can do something to open the border,” Nouri said in
English, which he has learned over the year since he fled war and
poverty in his home country.
Nouri also likes to draw portraits
of his family and friends, fairytale castles, nature or anything else
that comes to mind. Painting, he said, has helped during the flight.
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