Escape from civil war

My name is Dr. Massoud Khader, I come from Afghanistan, I was born in 1985. My home country is Afghanistan in Central Asia, the capital is Kabul. My country was often attacked, it would take too long to explain the situation in Afghanistan. I lived in Kabul, in the capital, a large city, there are more than 5 million people. Continue reading “Escape from civil war”

Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, a million stories, afghanistan, germany

Learning is difficult

Because I am an Afghan, I have not received a German course in recent years. I would like to do an apprenticeship. I’m a tailor. I worked with furniture in Iran.

I have to learn German, learn to understand. Here I would also like to work in a furniture company. I am currently taking a language course for level A2 – another ten days, then is the big test. Next week. This is very difficult for me, reading and writing. Continue reading “Learning is difficult”

Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, afghanistan, germany, a million stories

“We risked our lives to come here”

My name is Ali and I’m 17 years old. I’m from Afghanistan and I’m a refugee in Sweden. First of all, let me start by telling you why people flee from their home countries. One of the reasons may be that some people lack human rights. In Afghanistan, there was a war that lasted for several years. The war became worse during the summer, so that’s why I left my family at the age of 13. Continue reading ““We risked our lives to come here””

Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden

“My family was happy to know that I was still alive”

My name is Farhad, I’m 18 years old and I come from Afghanistan.
I had a very difficult life in Iran, because I did not have a residence permit there. When I was 14 I was quite tall and the police had there Eyes on me. I was’nt alowed to attend school and I could not play with other children.

Continue reading ““My family was happy to know that I was still alive””

Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden

“I just want to live my life just like everyone else”

My name is Mansour and I’m 19 years old from Afghanistan.
Even when I was 10 years old, I felt like I was a little different compared to other children, but I dared not tell my family. I discovered that this issue was also forbidden in Iran. I could not stay there either, so I had to flee from Sweden to seek asylum.

Continue reading ““I just want to live my life just like everyone else””

Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden

Asra

Asra is almost 3 years old and she came to Greece with her parents and her brother. Drawing and reading are her favourite activities. She can speak a little bit of English with her mother and a little bit of Greek with her father. Continue reading “Asra”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Afghnaistan, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories