Refugee lives
My name is Mohamed, 25 years old and Palestinian, but born in Syria in the city of Homs. I came to Sweden 3 years ago. My life was very good before the revolution.
Continue reading ““That day was my mother’s birthday””
Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: refugees, asylum, Sweden, A Million Stories
My name is Majid and is Afghan, but I was born in Iran. Two years ago, I decided to move to Europe because of my problems in Iran and my dad helped me find a smuggler who could help me flee.
Continue reading ““Sometimes in the dream I cry””
Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: refugees, asylum, Sweden, A Million Stories
I am 25 years old and come from Colombia. Before I came to Germany, I travelled a lot. At the age of 11 I moved to Italy with my mother and then, at 17, to Spain, to my father in Barcelona. I wanted to start training as a kindergarten teacher there. Continue reading “My life in Cologne”
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I came to Germany from Iraq in 2012 – today I am 20 years old. I am currently doing an internship in health care at the German Youth Migration Service (JID). I work there as a guide but also as a translator and I can get a vocational diploma. Continue reading “Only now am I able to understand what homesickness means”
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My name is Pascal, I’m from Guinea, Africa. I learned a profession, automotive engineering, I can repair cars. I had a problem with my family because my mother was Catholic and my father is Muslim. My mother died, I lived with my father and my father had two other wives after her. Continue reading “Chased by my father”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Guinea, Germany, a million stories
My name is Mahmoud. I was born in the village Dumbili. It’s 90 kilometers from Aleppo. There are many trees, especially olive trees. There’s a big mountain. It was difficult for us because we didn’t have any olive trees. I have eight siblings. I have worked as a painter for 15 years or more. Continue reading “I can’t find an apartment.”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
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