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I didn’t think there was another country that I could manage to live in

Male, 29 years old, from Lattekia Syrien, now living in Sweden Malmö.

I’m from Lattekia in Syria and my whole family are there.
I don’t know how where I will start my story, but I shall tell what happened exactly and what made me flee from my country. I was living in Syria in Lattekia, and I was working and it was a normal life, together with my family. It was right after I finished my obligatory military service, and at this time it was my plan to get married and to work and live a normal life. Then the events began in Syria. Continue reading “I didn’t think there was another country that I could manage to live in”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, military, refugee,
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I have to think ahead, not only about the current situation

Mohammad Daoud, 36 years old, from Syria.

I live here in Malmö with my family. We came here to Sweden, to Malmö in 2014, but not directly from Syria. We came from United Arab Emirates. I lived there for 10 years before coming here to Sweden. Continue reading “I have to think ahead, not only about the current situation”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, sweden, refugee, education, teacher,
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I wish to continue my studies as an auto mechanic

Obada Nema is 26 years old. He is from Damascus, Syria.

My life before the war: I was studying and working. I was studying journalism in Damascus University. I worked in many cafeterias, and as a clerk. I was summoned to join the military, but I refused. I escaped from Syria to Egypt, where I stayed for one year. Continue reading “I wish to continue my studies as an auto mechanic”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, damascus, journalism, refugee, auto mechanic,
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I will be graduating next year

Anonymous, 21 years old, and is from Damascus, Syria.

Before the war, I was in the 10th grade. Life was very beautiful, without any problems. Our life was very normal before the war. During the war, our life was very stressful. I was afraid of everything. There was no safe places. Even the short 7-minute walk to school was impossible for me to walk alone. Continue reading “I will be graduating next year”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, damascus, refugee, education,
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A sweet thing that happened in the midst of all the difficulties

Deala is a 37 year old woman from Damascus, Syria.

I finished school after 9th grade and didn’t continue. I married after that and became a housewife. I love this life and to be a homemaker. I got my first girl after one year and I now have four children. Three of them I got in Syria and the fourth I got here in Denmark. Continue reading “A sweet thing that happened in the midst of all the difficulties”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, pregnancy, refugee, housewife,
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I was lucky to get here

My name is Daniel, I’m 22 years old and I’m from Eritrea. I want to tell a little bit about myself, and why I came to Denmark.

I have two brothers and we lived together with my mum. My younger brother still lives in Eritrea with my mum, but my older brother lives in Germany. Continue reading “I was lucky to get here”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, eritrea, sudan, ethiopia, refugee,
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I hope to work as a make-up artist, as I did in Damascus

Dana Alfar 25 is years old. She is a Palestinian refugee from Damascus, Syria.

My life before the war was acceptable. I was studying at high school, and I had a certification as a make-up artist from an institute in Damascus. I have also studied one year of accounting in 2015. Continue reading “I hope to work as a make-up artist, as I did in Damascus”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, palestine, syria, family reunification, refugee,
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It was difficult to live apart from my husband

Woman, 23 years old from Syria. Now living in Denmark.

My husband fled Syria in 2012, because of the dangerous situation and the fact that the police had captured him. From this time, I didn’t see him until the end of 2016, where we met in Malaysia. We had not seen each other in four – almost five years and this was one of the only places in the world that we could meet at that time. Continue reading “It was difficult to live apart from my husband”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, syria, denmark, refugee,
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Only three of us passed the test, and I was one of them.

I am 19 years old, from Damascus, Syria.

I was studying in the 10th grade when the war broke out in Syria. My life was easy and comfortable. I had everything I wanted.

I came to Denmark in march 2015. It was difficult in the beginning, but it became easier with time. Continue reading “Only three of us passed the test, and I was one of them.”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, education, refugee,
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I wish to continue my studies to become an electrician

Kussai Nema is 24 years old and came to Denmark from Damascus, Syria.

Before the war, I was studying and working. I was studying in high school, and working in a bar. I liked making ‘latte art’ on the cappuccinos. My life was acceptable before the war. I escaped from Syria in the beginning of the war, in 2013, because I feared for my life. Continue reading “I wish to continue my studies to become an electrician”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, damascus, refugee, education,