Arin is six years old. She lives in Greece with her parents and her sister. They came to Greece in 2016. She loves drawing and dancing. Continue reading “Arin”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, refugee, Asylum, A Million StoriesArin
Going to school makes him really happy
Mohammed is five years old and he came to Greece with his parents and his sister. Going to school makes him really happy. He is also learning the Greek language. He likes to wake up early in the morning to go to school. His mum said that sometimes on weekends he cries because he wants to go to school but it is closed. Continue reading “Going to school makes him really happy”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Afghanistan, refugee, Asylum, A Million StoriesAsra
Asra is almost 3 years old and she came to Greece with her parents and her brother. Drawing and reading are her favourite activities. She can speak a little bit of English with her mother and a little bit of Greek with her father. Continue reading “Asra”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Afghnaistan, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories“I feel that I finally own my life”
Hello!! I am Somia from Afghanistan. I am married and I have two children. I have been in Greece for two years now. Continue reading ““I feel that I finally own my life””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Afghanistan, refugee, Asylum, A Million StoriesViolin lessons
Abdalelah is 13 years old. He came from Syria with his family. Now, he is staying in Greece only with his mother. His older brother and two sisters are living in Germany.
He is happy that he can go to school and be with Greek students. He also participates in the music lessons of El Sistema Greece in the refugee center of Skaramagas, where he learns to play the violin. Continue reading “Violin lessons”
“I wanted to seek a better life and a better education for my children”
I had a very good life before the war. My family was small. I have two girls and two boys. My husband was always travelling and I was a teacher in school. I went to school and I took my kids with me and we came back home, all together. Generally, I lived a very good and happy life before the war. Even economically, everything was good. There were not that many problems I had to face. Continue reading ““I wanted to seek a better life and a better education for my children””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, Homs, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, Germany“Greece is good but I just want to be with my daughter”
Mariam is a refugee in Greece. She is 40 years old and her origin is from Iraq, Kurdistan.
She is married and has got four daughters. She has been in Greece for two years and two months. Continue reading ““Greece is good but I just want to be with my daughter””
The journey
I had to join the army, so I left Syria from Hama to Idlib. From there, I paid 1200 euros to go to Turkey. I went to Turkey with a group of 35 people. We were walking twelve hours from Idlib to Turkey and then we all got in a small bus. Then, the Turkish authorities caught us, took pictures of us, they recorded our personal data and they sent us back to Syria. Continue reading “The journey”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, Hama refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, The NetherlandsAn attempt to fly to The Netherlands
My name is Mohammed and I am 19 years old. I came from Istanbul to Greece seven months ago. Continue reading “An attempt to fly to The Netherlands”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, Idlib, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, The Netherlands“We were walking for six nights”
Hello! I am Mohammed and I am 24 years old. I am Palestinian from Jaffa, but I was born in Damascus, Syria. My grandfather went as a Palestinian refugee in Syria and I grew up there. Now, because of the war, I left Syria. Continue reading ““We were walking for six nights””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Palestine, Syria, Damascus, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, The Netherlands