Refugee lives
Stories from Refugees in Greece
My name is Hussam Al Hasan. I am 24 years old and I came from Aleppo city, in Syria. I am married and I have one daughter. My family stays in the Netherlands. I have applied for family reunification and I am waiting for my documents, but it takes a lot of time. Many refugees here in Greece have done this procedure. Continue reading “Be again with my wife and daughter”
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Hello! I am Mahnaz, I am 24 years old and I come from Afghanistan, from the city of Herat. Back in Afghanistan, my family consisted of 13 people and now, here in Skaramagas, I have got only my mother, my daughter who is 4 years old and my brother. Continue reading “Reunited with my entire family”
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Arin Ahmad is a 20 years old Kurdish girl from Syria. She fled from her country due to to the war. Arin expressed her feelings and emotions through art. She shared with us one of her art pieces. Continue reading “Feelings”
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Ahmed is 1 year old. His parents and his ten siblings fled from Iraqi-Kurdistan almost two years ago to come to Greece. Ahmed was born in Greece, in Skaramagas refugee centre. He is the youngest child of a family with eleven children. Continue reading “Ahmed”
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Yussef is 6 years old and he fled from Iraqi-Kurdistan with his family and his ten siblings. He has been in Greece for one year and eight months. He comes from a family that has got eleven children and he is one of the nine boys. He really likes going to school and he has got a lot of friends to play there. His teacher said to his parents that he is a very good boy! Continue reading “Yussef”
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Yunis is 8 years old and he fled from Iraqi-Kurdistan with his family and his ten siblings. He has been in Greece for one year and eight months. He comes from a family that has got eleven children and he is one of the nine boys. He is well known for his calmness. He likes going to school and playing football and basketball with his brothers and friends. Continue reading “Yunis”
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Rasul is 11 years old and he fled from Iraqi-Kurdistan with his family and his ten siblings. They have been in Greece for one year and eight months. When he doesn’t spend time playing football with his brothers and friends, he prefers to draw. He and his older brother are two of the toughest young members of their family. Continue reading “Rasul”
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Karwan is 13 years old and he fled from Iraqi-Kurdistan with his family. He has been in Greece for one year and eight months. He comes from a family that has got eleven children and he is one of the nine boys. Football, but also the school are his favourite. His dream is to become a doctor. His teachers have said that he is a very good student and he really likes to learn and communicate with people. Except for his mother tongue, Kurdish, he speaks Greek and English as well. He is really excited that he will be able to go to school soon. Continue reading “Karwan”
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Ivan, who is from Iraqi-Kurdistan, came to Greece with his family. He is 14 years old and one of the nine boys of his family. Evan, like his brothers, loves playing football and spending time with his friends. Very soon, he will be able to join a school class after almost two years that he lives in Greece. He loves that he has a lot of friends in Greece and for sure he will miss them all when the time comes for him and his family to leave Greece. Continue reading “Ivan”
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