"Battling a mountain of prejudice
By Alexia Saoulli
He’s a Turkish Cypriot, she’s a Greek Cypriot: happily married but facing a daily struggle to be accepted
IBRAHIM Mehmet is a 39-year-old London cabbie.
A proud and honest man he works hard to provide a good life for his wife and three children.
He is not a tramp, a criminal, a thief, or a peasant.
He has always had money in his pocket, a good education, and never asked anyone for anything.
But despite all this, his wife’s family have never acknowledged his existence.
Why? Because he is a Turkish Cypriot and she is a Greek Cypriot. "
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