Under the constant strain of over 110 degree heat (44 Celsius), Maha’s electricity exploded.

Thankfully because of the donation you guys helped for she is able to survive. She was able to get a place to stay the night that had working electricity AND was able afford to fix her electricity!

In total, it costed her about $175

“I wanted to say I am so thankful for you all because I would have been dead because of that”

https://chuffed.org/project/121032-iraqi-trans-woman-seeking-asylum paypal: mahasfundraiser

Please keep supporting my best friend’s survival, your aid in any shape or form truly make an extraordinary impact on her life.

Thank you! :’) 🫶🫶🫶

After six months, we have finally gotten $1122 through to Maha! This has been incredibly difficult due to multiple issues with money transfers to Iraq. She currently has access to $615 in cash.

Unfortunately, Maha’s situation has become increasingly dangerous due Israel’s war on Iran. Additionally, she is at high risk of her family discovering her transness. She is in constant danger and needs to find safety as soon as possible.

At this point, a Canadian visa will be extremely difficult to obtain in a timely fashion. We are considering other options at the moment — namely Argentina and China. If anyone knows any leads, connections, or options for work, healthcare, and asylum — please reach out. The situation has been very difficult and stressful for Maha and we need all the help we can get.

In addition to her travel expenses, Maha will also be using the funds we raise to afford her daily survival. She needs $800-900 monthly to cover rent, food, medication, transportation, and utilities; and she has been heavily overworking herself trying to cover these expenses on her own while still often having to go without food and essential medical treatment. This has been hugely detrimental to her health. We need to raise at least $400-500 for her monthly for her to be able to live comfortably without having to overexert herself to meet her basic needs.

We are so grateful for all the support on Maha’s fundraiser, and we want to thank everyone who has reached out and/or provided funds. Maha’s safety and well-being is a community effort. We will achieve it. Please support and share, and thank you all.

Funds for Maha can also be sent through PayPal! PayPal: mahasfundraiser

Hello everyone! I’m here with update on Maha’s current situation, and how the campaign is doing.

1. After much thoughtful consideration, she has decided that she’s not leaving Iraq asap since she only has a year left of college, this might provide a more stable future for her. She will try her best to bite the bullet a bit longer.

2. Even if she wanted to leave for Canada asap, she was told by a friend that her brother said, if she’s leaving the country he will kill her. Because killing her will be better than having the family and his personal life be filled with shame…….. An extremely suffocating and horrific situation. This all makes everything even more dangerous, difficult, and makes it so much more planning has to be involved for this to work out.

We sincerely appreciate all of your support

1. So, we have decided to wire all of the funds raised to her (~$2640 that has deposited into the bank as if 3/26/2025) so Maha can survive off of one job while she is finishing college. She is at a high risk for— everything, right now she’s working three jobs, in college full time and can only get 3-4 hours of sleep per night. Not to mention she’s still recovering from cancer, having multiple chronic conditions, and disability. She’s running on fumes, and this fund will make sure she can afford to sleep at night and continue to stay alive! However currently we are having extreme issues with international wiring so this might take a while to actually get to her (what the fuck Bank of America)

2. Maha requests to please make the donation number end in 5 or 0, haha, it is easier to calculate things this way, she’s very mentally ill and can’t comprehend numbers otherwise. (She requested me to say this sentence)

3. If you cannot afford to send any financial support but are able to help in other ways, please reach out to me via DM. Maha needs more than just funds and any amount of support is appreciated.

4. Please. If you are able to help Maha secure a work visa in Canada so that she may be able to leave Iraq without finishing college first, please reach out to me via DM. If we can help her secure a job, that would be of great support to my friend’s survival and future, with that sort of help she can theoretically get to Canada in a month.

She can work any white collar jobs, carpentry work, and anything that won’t be in a hot environment or asks her to do heavy lifting. She is an interior designer and proficient in Autocad, and is skilled in leadership, coordination, and problem solving. Over the years she has been teaching classmates and friends classroom concepts, making her a skilled educator. She’s fluent in Arabic and English, and can teach Arabic.

5. Lastly, love you all, stay safe 🫶 please, contribute however you can

@Imsomking@hexbear.net has gotten a fundraiser set up!!! Before clicking off this post, please read it in its entirety.

1. She is currently in a lot of danger. You may remember from this post that she was half outed as trans. People around her are suspicious and are looking through her phone. She is terrified of police involvement if they find evidence that she is trans. On top of this, Iraq is going to be bombed again soon, this month.

2. We don't have a lot of time. Since Trudeau resigned, the new Canadian PM is likely to be Poilievre, who is running on an extremely anti-immigrant policy. She needs to be in Canada before the next election happens, which could be as early as late March. This means we need to raise as much money as we can ASAP.

3. We're shooting to raise $15,000 by the end of January. She needs this money to make the flight and to pay living expenses once she reaches Canada. Please, please donate if you are at all able. If you cannot donate, please share this fundraiser with people you know who can donate. Share it with your friends, family, on social media, on discord, anywhere.

4. If you live in Canada, please reach out via DM. She will need additional support once she reaches Canada. We need a network of people to support her. Any help we can get, we need.

Thank you all for reading and for helping. This is incredibly urgent. We appreciate all of your support!!! 💚💚💚

(crossposted from hexbear)

@Imsomking@hexbear.net has gotten a fundraiser set up!!! Before clicking off this post, please read it in its entirety.

1. She is currently in a lot of danger. You may remember from this post that she was half outed as trans. People around her are suspicious and are looking through her phone. She is terrified of police involvement if they find evidence that she is trans. On top of this, Iraq is going to be bombed again soon, this month.

2. We don't have a lot of time. Since Trudeau resigned, the new Canadian PM is likely to be Poilievre, who is running on an extremely anti-immigrant policy. She needs to be in Canada before the next election happens, which could be as early as late March. This means we need to raise as much money as we can ASAP.

3. We're shooting to raise $15,000 by the end of January. She needs this money to make the flight and to pay living expenses once she reaches Canada. Please, please donate if you are at all able. If you cannot donate, please share this fundraiser with people you know who can donate. Share it with your friends, family, on social media, on discord, anywhere.

4. If you live in Canada, please reach out via DM. She will need additional support once she reaches Canada. We need a network of people to support her. Any help we can get, we need.

Thank you all for reading and for helping. This is incredibly urgent. We appreciate all of your support!!! 💚💚💚

(crossposted from hexbear)

@Imsomking@hexbear.net has gotten a fundraiser set up!!! Before clicking off this post, please read it in its entirety.

1. She is currently in a lot of danger. You may remember from this post that she was half outed as trans. People around her are suspicious and are looking through her phone. She is terrified of police involvement if they find evidence that she is trans. On top of this, Iraq is going to be bombed again soon, this month.

2. We don't have a lot of time. Since Trudeau resigned, the new Canadian PM is likely to be Poilievre, who is running on an extremely anti-immigrant policy. She needs to be in Canada before the next election happens, which could be as early as late March. This means we need to raise as much money as we can ASAP.

3. We're shooting to raise $15,000 by the end of January. She needs this money to make the flight and to pay living expenses once she reaches Canada. Please, please donate if you are at all able. If you cannot donate, please share this fundraiser with people you know who can donate. Share it with your friends, family, on social media, on discord, anywhere.

4. If you live in Canada, please reach out via DM. She will need additional support once she reaches Canada. We need a network of people to support her. Any help we can get, we need.

Thank you all for reading and for helping. This is incredibly urgent. We appreciate all of your support!!!

(crossposted from c/mutual aid)