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I have managed to balance my old life with my new life

32 year old man from Homs, Syria. Anonymous.

I came to Denmark in 2014. In Syria I owned an academic book shop next to a university. Before the war the Syrian people were like the Danish people. We had a family, a life. I went to work, visited my family. I studied at the university. I studied English literature for four years, and international law for four years. Life was beautiful before the war started. Continue reading “I have managed to balance my old life with my new life”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, refugee, denmark, syria, roskilde,
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Crossing the unruly sea to get to the island was like looking at Death

Muhamad, 37 years, and Kouder, 36 years, from Damascus, Syria.

We are brothers and before the war in Syria broke out we lived with our parents, sisters and brothers in a refugee camp in Lebanon, where we arrived in 1994. Life was good in the camp, even though sometimes there were conflicts between different groups. Occasionally we got to work as a mason and a painter, respectively, which made it possible for us to make a living. Continue reading “Crossing the unruly sea to get to the island was like looking at Death”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, refugee, denmark, syria, damascus,
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My fathers sister was shot by soldiers for no reason

Ghaleb is 14 years old and from Hama, Syria
My name is Ghaleb, I am 14 years old and I came from Hama, Syria to Denmark in 2016. We fled from Hama. I now live with my family: two sisters and two brothers, my mother and my father. In Denmark I go to school and I deliver newspapers in my spare time. Continue reading “My fathers sister was shot by soldiers for no reason”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, war, refugee,
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I hope for the understanding of everyone

Judih is 11 years old and from Hama, Syria.
I live in Kirke Hyllinge with my family. I came to Denmark in june 2016. I have drawn the flags of all the countries I traveled to when I fled from the war.
My dream is to get a Danish passport. I hope for the understanding of everyone.

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, refugee
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Give us a chance because we are trying our best!

Samer Alfahed is 55 years old and from Damascus, Syria.

I came to Denmark in 2014, on march 6th. In my homeland I owned a factory that made childrens clothes, and girls clothes was our speciality. Before the war my life was very good. I had lots of money and cars. My company was successful and we exported clothes to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait etc. The factory was located in the countryside. Continue reading “Give us a chance because we are trying our best!”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, damascus, refugee
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My cousin was killed in the war

Widad Alkojer is 9 years old and from Hama, Syria.

I came to Denmark in june 2016 with my family. I have two brothers and two sisters, a mother and a father.
I have drawn my cousin, my fathers sisters daughter, who was killed in the war. On the left I drew the flag of Daesh who want to destroy our country. On the right I have drawn the Syrian flag. I have also drawn our collapsed house and the blood and body of my aunt and cousin.

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, refugee, syria, denmark, war,
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Rimas drawing

Rima is 4 year old and from Hama, Syria.
I live in Kirke Hyllinge with my family. I came to Denmark in june 2016. I have drawn the Syrian flag.

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, hama, syria, denmark, kirke hyllinge, refugee,
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I go to school every day together with my sister

Girl, 14 years old, Kurd, Syria.

I came to Denmark in early 2016 with my parents and my sisters and brothers, and first we lived in the countryside in our own house. It was a very nice house, because it was nice and peaceful as I did not have to share my kitchen with anybody else except my family. But then we moved to Copenhagen to another temporary housing with shared facilities and a lot of other refugees around, and it was just very different from what we had been used to. Continue reading “I go to school every day together with my sister”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, kurdistan, copenhagen, refugee,
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One of my biggest dreams it to be really good at football

Boy, 9 years old, Kurd, Syria.

I have been in Denmark since early 2016, and until my family and I got our own apartment in Copenhagen we lived in several refugee centres, where I made good friends with whom I would play games like tag and hide-and-seek. It would be just like the games we played in Syria. Continue reading “One of my biggest dreams it to be really good at football”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, syria, kurdistan, denmark, football, soccer, refugee