“It was very dark and we could not see anything in front of us”
“Reach my dreams”
“When you leave your home, the walls begin to mean something to you”
“I am happy that my children are going to school”
I am Bidaa from Iraq, I am a refugee in Greece. I have two children. One son and one daughter. My son is 10 years old and my daughter is 8 years old. Now I am living in Skaramagas camp (refugee center). I came from Iraq to Turkey. We stayed in Turkey about 10 – 15 days. Then, we crossed the sea to come in Greece. We stayed in Chios island for 7 days and afterward we came to Athens. Continue reading ““I am happy that my children are going to school””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Iraq, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories“I have been tortured many times”
I am Basher. I am 35 years old and I am from Iraq. I got arrested and they tortured me, all kinds of torture. In my city, in Iraq, I worked as a truck driver. I will tell you my story from when the previous system got down (Saddam Hussein system) until now. Continue reading ““I have been tortured many times””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Iraq, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories“I stayed here to wait for my son”
My name is Munir Nabaa. I came from Syria, the Aleppo city. I am 45 years old.
We were living in Aleppo, but when the problems started we left Aleppo and went to Idlib. We lived there for a short time. We didn’t have work because of the crisis. So we went to Turkey. We lived there for one year and we didn’t have money to pay the rent. We didn’t have any money. Continue reading ““I stayed here to wait for my son””
“I haven’t seen my sons for three years”
I am a refugee from Syria. I am Aziza Tlas, I was born in 1970, I came from the city of Raqqa. I came to Europe for my children. I have two sons, who are living in Malta. They paid all the money for my journey from Syria to Europe. Continue reading ““I haven’t seen my sons for three years””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, Raqqa refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, Malta“We had nothing”
I am Daneesh Mohameed Shakeer. I am from Qamishli (Al-Hasakah). I had reasons that I came to Europe. Back home, in Syria, there was injustice everywhere. The Kurds and the Syrians have issues, the Kurds want to be independent. When the war started I fled Syria and I went to Turkey. We arrived in Turkey with my family, but we had nothing. Our children couldn’t go to school, we didn’t have a job or money. Nothing at all, and I didn’t like it. Continue reading ““We had nothing””
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, GermanyA barbershop
I am a refugee, my name is Omar. I came to Greece on February 27th, 2017. When I was living in Syria, I had a normal life as all the people. I was with my family and we didn’t have any problem. Then, the war started in Syria and I was arrested for a short time. So, I decided to go to Turkey and I was there for 1 year and 6 months. Turkish people have different behavior to Syrians. There, we didn’t have a job and I start thinking to leave Turkey, so to find a job in Greece. Continue reading “A barbershop”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, Damascus, refugee, A Million Stories