Maya ... the first Syrian girl to fly a plane alone in Britain

The website of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) published the story of a Syrian girl living in Britain, who is flying a private plane on her own, explaining the details of her unique experience.

The site pointed out that the Syrian refugee Maya Ghazal, conducted her first solo flights, at one of London's airports, and her experience came in preparation for obtaining a flight license, becoming the first Syrian to fly individually in Britain.

Ghazal, 20, tried her small plane at an airport in the west of the British capital and drove the plane alone until the end of the runway.

Ghazal comes from the city of Damascus, and is studying aeronautical engineering at a university in Britain, where she left Syria in 2015 to Britain with the rest of her family.

Maya participated in the first global refugee forum held in Geneva a few days ago, which places refugee education at the top of its agenda and was attended by leaders of international organizations, and the forum promoted the idea that education is a basic human right and should be accessible to all, including refugees.

Maya worked hard to develop her skills as a public spokesperson, and began working with the commission, and her speeches impressed the public in Britain and the rest of Europe.

Ghazal said about her experience that she had always wanted to achieve this, adding that it was difficult for her, but her self-confidence enabled her to do so, and that she wants to challenge stereotypes about young Muslim women and about refugees.

During the flight experience, Maya boarded the plane at the Pilot Center in Denham, Britain, and sped off the runway to ascend, moments later, to the air, damaged a wide lap and landed safely, and Maya commented on this experience that nothing controlled you except the airspace, I was controlling the plane and was not I have limits.

Ghazal was awarded the Princess Diana legacy award, and has supported the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights since 2017, and has also supported UNHCR on World Refugee Day.