Refugee lives
Stories from refugees in Germany
My name is Mirim. I come from Syria, from Aleppo. I was born in Afrin. I was in Afrin until I was 14, then I got engaged. He was my cousin. We were engaged for a year and a half. Continue reading “I haven’t seen anything yet”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
My name is x. I am 35, got married at the age of 17 and have five children. My eldest son is 18. I come from Iraq, from Zaho, near Dohuk. I wish the war would end. Continue reading “Our feet were damaged”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Iraq, Germany, a million stories
My name is -. I’m from Dohuk, a Kurdish city in Iraq. I’m 33 years old. Dohuk is very beautiful. Three religious orientations live together: Christians, Muslims and Jesides. Continue reading “I was a policeman”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Iraq, Germany, a million stories
I would like to do an apprenticeship in Germany. In Iraq I was a teacher for children aged 5 to 12 years. I am a teacher of Kurdish and geography. Continue reading “I would like to do an apprenticeship”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Iraq, Germany, a million stories
I would like to begin my story from the day my relationship with my fiancée in Syria ended. I can’t tell where I’m going to end up yet. A person can never know where he is tomorrow. What happened is another world. You may want to go home, but the next moment you find yourself in another country without anyone. Continue reading “People can never know where they are tomorrow”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
I was alone in Bahrain. All this way, I was alone. During the first two months in Germany, I was alone. After Bahrain withdrew my visa, I went to Turkey for five days. From there I went on a boat to Greece. The driver of the boat was drunk, so he even threw up. We slept on the boat, but there were no safety vests. It was also difficult in Greece. We had no water. Continue reading “The guardian angel”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
I went to school in Iraq. Until 12th grade. After that I came to Germany. It was terrible on the way. We’ve seen a lot of bad people. Sometimes we had to sleep in the woods. Continue reading “Iraq used to be nice”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Iraq, Germany, a million stories
My name is XXX and I am 15 years old and come from Iraq. We came to Germany because of the war. We were scared and fled to Germany. Continue reading “I want my father to come to us”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, Germany, a million stories
I was in Syria. My apartment there was beautiful. We had a lot of fun there. We were often at home, my father worked, my mother was a housewife. Continue reading “German is cool”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
My name is Noha.
I come from Syria. I was born in Damascus. I grew up in a big family. My father died when I was two years old. I have eight sisters. We’re a woman’s family. My mother is conservative. We had a lot of rules at home. We should study, work and get married. Continue reading “The round table”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany