“Suddenly a man pushed me out of the boat”
My name is Ali, I’m 27 years old and come from Baghdad.
I came to Sweden 1,5 years ago. I lived a stable life in Irak, exept for the last two years. I would have stayed in my country, but there were to many bombs and insecurity. I was persecuted by a group of people belonging to the government and the situation was getting worse.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, SwedenI like to cook food, especially sweet things
Zubaida abdo is 40 years old, from Mosul, Iraq
I came to Denmark in 2015. I go to school twice a week but I am ill from a head injury I got in Iraq. I got married when I was 15 years old. Our family fled together to Turkey when ISIS came and took control of our town. We stayed there for a year. Then we sailed with inflatable boats from Izmir in Turkey to Lesbos in Greece, and we reached Denmark in 2015. Continue reading “I like to cook food, especially sweet things”
When we were in Helsingør we felt like a new life was waiting for us
Mohammed Abdo is 41 years old, from Iraq
I work as a janitor at Hørsholm stadium. In Iraq I studied until 8th grade, and after that I worked as a chauffeur. Then I opened my own shop where I sold mobile phones. My life was beautiful. Continue reading “When we were in Helsingør we felt like a new life was waiting for us”
“A home to me is where people respect each other”
Turfas dresses
Turfa fled from Iraq to Denmark with her family
Shahin was a wedding photographer
Shahin Abdo is a 21 year old man from Mosul, Iraq.
I came to Denmark in 2015. I work at the airport, first cleaning up, but now I’m gonna work at a restaurant.
I went to high school in Iraq. I had a dream of studying English at the university. After that, I dreamt of becoming a pilot. I worked after school, fixing phones at my fathers shop, and as a photographer. When someone got married in my city, I was the one who took the pictures. I did that for three and a half years. Continue reading “Shahin was a wedding photographer”
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“I was on my way to my death”
My name is Khaled and come from Mosul in Iraq. I lived a regular life until the country became insecure and there was no future for me. I studied and worked during the summer. Then Isis entered the city of Mosul and it was not possible to live there anymore and I had to flee. I first fled to Syria and then to Turkey. I fled alone.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden