Category: From Syria

My name is R.. I am 53 years old and come from Syria. I lived in Damascus and worked there as a bank employee. I am a widow and have three children. Two sons and one daughter. I have been living in Germany for two years. I had to flee my homeland because there was war in my country. I came to Germany because otherwise my sons would have had to join the military. Continue reading “My sons would have had to join the military”

My name is Murad and I come from Syria. I am 23 years old. I come from Qamishli and lived there with my family. I left my homeland in 2012 because of the war. Continue reading “I wish to live in peace in Germany”

I come from Syria and I am 45 years old. In Syria I lived in Aleppo and worked there as a secretary. The war started in Syria in 2011, in Aleppo it started in 2012. My family emigrated to Turkey, Iraq and Lebanon. I left my job in 2013. I always lived with friends because my family was gone. Continue reading “I saw death”

I come from Syria and now live in Cologne with my family. I am married and have two children. My children attend school and we are satisfied here. For my job I would like to do a further education here. Continue reading “Syria was destroyed by war”

My name is Mohama and I am 61 years old. I come from Syria and lived in Afrin. I worked as a mechanic. I am married and have five children. Three girls and two sons. I have been living in Germany for two years. I had to flee my homeland because there was war in my country. Continue reading “I want my family to come to Germany”

My name is Ghada. I am 43 years old and come from Aleppo, Syria. In Syria I worked very hard, together with my husband. Although women do not work in my family, I asserted myself. I even trained as a hairdresser. All this I did for the education of my children, it is the most important thing to me. Continue reading “Education of my children is the most important thing to me”

My name is Mouayyan Habbab, I am 29 years old and come from Syria, Damascus, from a place called Midan. I was born there, in a small house with three rooms. We lived there. I, my four siblings, my grandparents, my uncle, my aunt and my parents, all of us in this little house. Until the seventh grade, I shared a room with my siblings. My family comes from the middle class, from the ninth grade I worked next to my school to support my family. I passed my Abitur in 2007, after which I studied civil engineering at an institute. After three years I received my certificate. At this point a very happy life began for me, because now I had something in my hand. Continue reading “The forced flight from Damascus”

It was the 18th of April 2011, I just arrived from shopping at the dorm. When I arrived the atmosphere was very tense. I heard loud voices, people talking about a demo, about the country and about supporting the president. I had heard a lot before about the Arab Spring and the demonstrations in several Arab countries against the dictatorship of the presidents. I also saw in the news that there were demonstrations in several cities in Syria. I never understood why, it never interested me much what came in the media. Everything I knew, I knew from my friends. I tried to avoid the demos. Continue reading “At that moment, I realized that everything had changed”