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Shaza (left) and Jimena (right) at Torrox town hall last week.
Jimena and Shaza finalise move to Malaga after finding work in Marbella

Jimena and Shaza finalise move to Malaga after finding work in Marbella

The couple who fled Dubai admit to having received many offers to make books or films about their ordeal

Eugenio Cabezas

Friday, 12 May 2017, 08:24

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Their story has gone all around the globe and since giving a press conference at Torrox town hall a week ago, Jimena Rico and Shaza Ismail have been inundated with requests for interviews and even offers to have their story made into a book or a film.

The young couple, who fled Dubai fearing for their lives after Shazas family refused to accept their relationship, came to Torrox, Jimenas home town, and are now finalising their move to Malaga to be closer to Marbella, where they have both found work in roles with the Funky Buddha Beach group.

Jimena will work as a mixologist, a role she took up when she moved to London in 2013, while Shaza will be employed as a hostess.

Javier Calle, one of the groups representatives, told SUR that after hearing the pairs story, they were left impressed, and through a mutual friend I got in contact with them and offered them jobs.

Their CVs are impressive and through Shaza we can reach out to more Middle Eastern clients, he concluded.

Spanish classes

The couple will shortly move to Malaga where Shaza will continue her Spanish lessons while they work to have her papers in order.

Asked whether Shazas parents had changed their outlook, Jimena said that they had spoken but they still wont accept our relationship.

She added that she hoped that by continuing to give interviews, they can slowly change the perceptions of homosexuality in the Arab world.

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