Refugee lives
Matto is a 23 years old artist, who fled from Iraq. He shared a picture of his drawing. He explained the title and the meaning of his drawing: “The drawing has a sad feeling because we cannot talk free, as not everyone is our friend.” Continue reading “Silence is golden”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Iraq, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, Germany
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””
My name is Roshna. The situation with my family back in Iraq is difficult. I am married and I am in Greece eight months now. Four years ago I went to Iran. From Turkey, I went to Kos island, where I stayed just for three days. Continue reading ““He is the only family I have””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Iraq, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, Sweden
I am Bidaa from Iraq, I am a refugee in Greece. I have two children. One son and one daughter. My son is 10 years old and my daughter is 8 years old. Now I am living in Skaramagas camp (refugee center). I came from Iraq to Turkey. We stayed in Turkey about 10 – 15 days. Then, we crossed the sea to come in Greece. We stayed in Chios island for 7 days and afterward we came to Athens. Continue reading ““I am happy that my children are going to school””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Iraq, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories
I am Basher. I am 35 years old and I am from Iraq. I got arrested and they tortured me, all kinds of torture. In my city, in Iraq, I worked as a truck driver. I will tell you my story from when the previous system got down (Saddam Hussein system) until now. Continue reading ““I have been tortured many times””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Iraq, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories
Ονομάζομαι Shna και είμαι 17 ετών. Γεννήθηκα στο Ιράκ και κατάγομαι από την Ερμπίλ στο Κουρδιστάν. Έχω μία ιστορία την οποία θα ήθελα να σας διηγηθώ. Είναι θλιβερή, αλλά δεν θα σας στεναχωρήσει, θα σας χαροποιήσει.
Όταν έφτασα για πρώτη φορά στην Ευρώπη από το Ιράκ ήμουν χαρούμενη, είπα πως θα ξεκινήσω μια νέα ζωή, αλλά αργότερα τα πράγματα άλλαξαν.
Continue reading ““I wish to become a great painter””
Dublin Core: Language: el Subject: Greece, Iraq, Kurdistan, Erbil, refugee, A Million Stories