mˈæbɹaʊk sˈɛd ðætðə mˈeɪn ɹˈiːzən hiː tɹˈævəld tʊ æfɡˈænɪstˌæn wʌz ðæt hiː fˈɪɹd ɪf hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tɹˈaɪɪŋ tə lˈɪv ɪn ˈɪɾəli hiː wʊd biː dᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd bˈæk tə tˈuːniz, wˌɛɹ hiː wʊd fˈeɪs fˈɜːðɚɹ ɪŋkˌɑːɹsɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn bɹˈuːɾəl tuːnˈiːʒən pɹˈɪzənz.
Mabrouk said that the main reason he traveled to Afghanistan was that he feared if he continued trying to live in Italy he would be deported back to Tunis, where he would face further incarceration in brutal Tunisian prisons.