Mamon, a volunteer for a small library
“Poetry”
“It was very hard and tough, but we tried to help each other”
“I had to take responsibility for my younger brother and grandmother”
“I want to hug my son”
“I was greatly affected by his death”
My name is Mohammed and I come from Damascus in Syria.
I was a student in my second year at the university. I studied English literature.
The situation was getting worse in Syria and I was that age when they send us to the military.
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Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, SwedenEverything different and new
My hometown is Damascus. Damascus is the capital of Syria, perhaps the world’s oldest capital. Yasmin flowers can also be found in the oldest streets. They look beautiful and white. Continue reading “Everything different and new”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, germany, a million storiesThe flight
HE: I was in East Damascus in 2013. This year I fled to the city, to the centre. That’s where it started, the war started there. The main reason that caused the flight was: I was at work and I am an accountant by profession. My wife called and said to me, “Come and get me! Because of the kids. There’s a vehicle with rockets outside the door.” Continue reading “The flight”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, germany, a million storiesThe story of suffering – Her story
After my husband went to prison, I didn’t hear from him. My little daughter Eva was three months old at that time, I had no milk and could not feed her. I fed them water and sugar. I went to my neighbors and borrowed money for milk for my daughter. They were very nice and caring. A bomb fell on a house near us, and then I fled. I took my children. When I left, my husband was in prison, I couldn’t go anywhere. Continue reading “The story of suffering – Her story”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, germany, a million stories