her name is emma nicholson.y were dead, she was told all the family was dead, so she took amar because she was trying to help amar. there is only one way to establish the truth — dna. the search for his mother has prompted amar to reflect on other aspects of his childhood. well, i did look at her as a mother. idid, yes. i would like to reconnect with emma because she has saved my life. they lost touch after emma moved to london and amar chose to stay in devon. hello! it's been a few years! how are you? very well, darling, how are you? what is this? it's just to say thank you, some flowers. i couldn't believe it, emma. i'm not surprised! i deleted it, month after month, i said, this could be... anybody. this is the woman who's claiming... with so many people separated and lost over decades in iraq, emma says amar is right to be cautious. it is terribly important that people don't have their hopes aroused and then get grievously disappointed. which is why i think dna testing nowadays is so clever. because maybe yo

he was brought to the uk for treatment in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson. mother is still alive. 0ur correspondentjon kay travelled with amar back to iraq to see the family reunion. amar kanim is heading back to iraq, to be reunited with his mother. 30 years ago, he left the country as an orphan and came to live in britain. everyone believed his family had been killed in a napalm attack. this is the first time he's returned. extremely exciting, you know, i can't wait. it is a big day and i don't know if i'm going to sleep tonight. amar is waiting. zahra is on her way, with her husband and youngest son. it was 1991 when amar was found alone, burned and close to death. his rescuers and doctors thought his family had all perished. but bbc news has confirmed that amar‘s mother survived the bombing after all. we tracked her down and proved the link with dna. the purpose of this journey is just purely for her, you know. nothing else, just purely for the woman... my mother, shall i say now? i've got to start getting used to saying my mother. it's hard to believe b

he suffered serious injuries and was brought to the uk in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson. a bbcsenter: delighted to say that amar is with us in the studio today... sharing his incredible story. i thought it was some kind of scaremongering. amar kanim, still stunned by news that his mother is alive. 30 years ago, amar was found alone, unconscious and with life—threatening burns after a napalm bombing by saddam hussein. he's a complete orphan. he's lost everything — his life, his home, his whole family. the mp emma nicholson brought him to the uk for surgery after being told all his family had been killed. he settled with her in devon. but now a bbc news investigation has confirmed that amar‘s birth mother survived the attack after all. their reunion in iraq, after three decades apart, will be shown on tonight's panorama. it feels wonderful, really. almost unreal to believe, and it's going to take time to build the relationship, and it'sjust been incredible, you know, from travelling to iraq to meeting my mum. it's something i'll never forget, really. it was earlier this year that

he suffered serious injuries and was brought to the uk in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson, afterill alive. 0ur correspondentjon kay travelled with amar back to iraq, to see the family reunion. amar kanim is heading back to iraq, to be reunited with his mother. 30 years ago, he left the country as an orphan and came to live in britain. everyone believed his family had been killed in a napalm attack. this is the first time he‘s returned. extremely exciting, you know, i can‘t wait. it is a big day and i don‘t know if i‘m going to sleep tonight. amar is waiting. zahra is on her way, with her husband and youngest son. it was 1991 when amar was found alone, burned and close to death. his rescuers and doctors thought his family had all perished. but bbc news has confirmed that amar‘s mother survived the bombing after all. we tracked her down and proved the link with dna. the purpose of this journey is just purely for her, you know. nothing else, just purely for the woman... my mother, shall i say now? i‘ve got to start getting used to saying my mother. it‘s hard to believe but, yeah, my

he suffered serious injuries and was brought to the uk in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson.till alive. 0ur correspondentjon kay travelled with amar back to iraq to see the family reunion. amar kanim is heading back to iraq, to be reunited with his mother. 30 years ago, he left the country as an orphan and came to live in britain. everyone believed his family had been killed in a napalm attack. this is the first time he‘s returned. extremely exciting, you know, i can‘t wait. it is a big day and i don‘t know if i‘m going to sleep tonight. amar is waiting. zahra is on her way, with her husband and youngest son. it was 1991 when amar was found alone, burned, and close to death. his rescuers and doctors thought his family had all perished. but bbc news has confirmed that amar‘s mother survived the bombing after all. we tracked her down and proved the link with dna. the purpose of this journey is just purely for her, you know. nothing else, just purely for the woman... my mother, shall i say now? i‘ve got to start getting used to saying my mother. it‘s hard to believe but, yeah, m

the british politician emma nicholson found amar close to death in a refugee camp in 1991.n. he's lost everything — his life, his home, his whole family. with brutal suppression, saddam ordered his forces to crush the uprising... he was told all his relatives had been killed when the iraqi dictator bombed his own people in basra. doctors advised her to take him to london, where he underwent 27 major operations. let this commission adopt the genocide convention and save the iraqi people... amar even appeared at the united nations. after surgery, he stayed in the uk, moving to devon with the mp who'd rescued him. and that's where we found him three decades on, settled, but still haunted by the loss of his birth family. you feel completely empty, this world has let you down. if you're completely against the world, you can't trust anyone. it's the most horrible position to be in. without family, you don't belong to anyone, you just feel almost, you know, born out of nothing, really. but could it be that in the confusion of war, a terrible mistake was made? a year ago, he receiv

the british politician emma nicholson found amar close to death in a refugee camp in 1991. everything. his life, his home, his whole family. with brutal suppression, saddam ordered his forces to crush the uprising... she was told all his relatives had been killed when the iraqi dictator bombed his own people in basra. doctors advised her to take him to london, where he underwent 27 major operations. let this commission adopt the genocide convention and save the iraqi people. amar even appeared at the united nations. after surgery, he stayed in the uk. moving to devon with the mp who'd rescued him. and that's where we found him, three decades on, settled, but still haunted by the loss of his birth family. you feel completely empty. this world has let you down. you feel completely against the world. you can't trust anyone. it's the most horrible position to be in. without family, you don't belong to anyone. you just feel almost born out of nothing, really. but could it be that, in the confusion of war, a terrible mistake was made? a year ago he received this extraordinary mes

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the british politician emma nicholson found amar close to death in a refugee camp in 1991. advised her to take him to london, where he underwent 27 major operations. after surgery, he stayed in the uk, moving to devon with the mp who'd rescued him. and that's where we found him three decades on, settled but still haunted by the loss of his birth family. but could it be that, in the confusion of war, a terrible mistake was made? a year ago, he received this extraordinary message — a video clip of a woman in iraq interrupting a tv broadcast appealing for her lost son. someone watching wondered if it could be the same little boy who was taken to the uk all those years ago, so he tracked down amar on social media. i'd like to think it's true, you know. i don't want to put my hopes up and then...be disappointed, really. after months of research, we tracked down the woman in the video to this house in the city of karbala. amar asked us to investigate her story. the woman called zahra emerged with what she said was her most treasured possession. but could it be the same amar? spea

the british politician emma nicholson found amar close to death in a refugee camp in 1991.loss of his birth family. but could it be that, in the confusion of war, a terrible mistake was made? a year ago, he received this extraordinary message — a video clip of a woman in iraq interrupting a tv broadcast appealing for her lost son. someone watching wondered if it could be the same little boy who was taken to the uk all those years ago, so he tracked down amar on social media. i'd like to think it's true, yeah. i don't want to put my hopes up and then...be disappointed, really. after months of research, we tracked down the woman in the video to this house in the city of karbala. amar asked us to investigate her story. the woman called zahra emerged with what she said was her most treasured possession. amar. but could it be the same amar? it really is an incredible story, i am delighted to say that amar is in the studio, alongsidejon, who has been following this story. amar, i know we will see the full story in panorama, but that moment, that information which has changed ever

he suffered serious injuries and was brought to the uk in 1992 by the former mp emma nicholson.ered amar‘s mother is still alive. and he's finally been reunited with her in iraq. jon kay reports. radio presenter: delighted to say that amar is with us in the studio today... sharing his incredible story. i thought it was some kind of scaremongering. amar kanim, still stunned by news that his mother is alive. 30 years ago, amar was found alone, unconscious and with life—threatening burns after a napalm bombing by saddam hussein. is a complete orphan. he's lost everything — his life, his home, his whole family. the mp emma nicholson brought him to the uk for surgery after being told all his family had been killed. he settled with her in devon. but now a bbc news investigation has confirmed that amar‘s birth mother survived the attack after all. their reunion in iraq after three decades apart will be shown on tonight's panorama. it feels wonderful, really. almost unreal to believe, and it's going to take time to build the relationship, and it'sjust been incredible, you know, from tra