Refugee lives
Stories from refugees in Germany
I’m from a small village in Eritrea. My parents live there and seven siblings of mine. I’m the oldest of them all. My father is a farmer and grows fruit and vegetables. He’s got cattle too. Continue reading “I have a new Family now”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Eritrea, Germany, a million stories
I come from Syria and my life was pretty good there. We had a big apartment. Not like here in Germany, where we live in a refugee hostel. My family and I would like to have a house in Germany. It’s not nice to be in a refugee hostel all the time. There are a lot of people here who get the toilets dirty. An apartment would be better. Continue reading “…until I am a Police officer!”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
The storyteller is a 41-year-old man from Iraq. He tells about his life in Iraq as a Jeside and about his flight to Germany. We experience about his hopes and wishes for his new life in Germany. Continue reading “I want to learn German”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Iraq, Germany, a million stories
I come from a small village in the north of Syria. It is a Kurdish village that belongs to Al-Bab and is called Kubat al Shiyh. That is why I am Kurdish. I come from a political family. My father was politically involved in a trade union and in the Communist Party. My mother was a housewife. We are eight brothers and sisters. My father has always helped others with disputes etc. He studied political science in Bulgaria for one year and worked at home as a tailor and as a farmer. Continue reading “Let us live in peace!”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, Germany, a million stories