Refugee lives
Baha Alayoubi (58) man from Palestine, Syria
I have big factory where we make uniforms and dresses outside Damascus. I was the owner of this factory for 30 years. Continue reading “Baha was a factory owner in Damascus”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugee, damascus, syria, denmark, a million stories, family reunification,
I don’t want to talk so much about the trip anymore. There were many problems. There is an expression in my language: when you stand up, you will fall. Continue reading “A new life”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, germany, a million stories
I was always reading novels since I was a student of English literature. I always sympathized with people that are suffering in those novels. Or sometimes I saw American movies or international films and I cried with the people who faced fate that they never expect in their life. Continue reading “From death to life”
Dublin Core: Language: eng Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, germany, a million stories
This drawing was made while a workshop in a refugee camp of the German Red Cross. Continue reading “A child’s drawing”
I have had a lot of problems with my family. My family has a lot of children. Girls in my family have to get married at 14. I did not agree to this. I was 19 when I wanted to get away from home because of this subject. That is why I was hated at home. I studied. I left my family when I was 27 years old. After my parents separated, everything got torn apart.
Continue reading “We were afraid of falling into the water”