Refugee lives
I come from Syria and I am 45 years old. In Syria I lived in Aleppo and worked there as a secretary. The war started in Syria in 2011, in Aleppo it started in 2012. My family emigrated to Turkey, Iraq and Lebanon. I left my job in 2013. I always lived with friends because my family was gone. Continue reading “I saw death”
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I come from Syria and now live in Cologne with my family. I am married and have two children. My children attend school and we are satisfied here. For my job I would like to do a further education here. Continue reading “Syria was destroyed by war”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, a million stories, syria, germany
Mein Name ist Yas, ich bin 30 Jahre alt und komme aus dem Irak. Dort lebte ich in der Stadt Hamdania. Ich bin Christ. Ich bin Maler von Beruf und habe eine kleine Familie. Ich bin verheiratet und habe eine Tochter. Continue reading “I would like to continue working as a painter”
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Ich lebte im Irak in der Stadt Erbil. Dort arbeitete ich als Friseur. Ich bin verheiratet und habe eine große Familie mit zwei Söhnen. Continue reading “I work as a hairdresser”
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I am 33 years old, come from Iraq and lived in Ninive. I was a housewife there and not married. Continue reading “I work as a chambermaid”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, a million stories, iraq, germany
My name is Mohama and I am 61 years old. I come from Syria and lived in Afrin. I worked as a mechanic. I am married and have five children. Three girls and two sons. I have been living in Germany for two years. I had to flee my homeland because there was war in my country. Continue reading “I want my family to come to Germany”
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My name is Mohammed. I am 33 years old and I come from Quchan, Iran. Quchan is a small town, I lived there with my family and worked as a taxi driver. Continue reading “My dream is to work as a bus driver in Cologne”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, a million stories, iran, germany
I am 23 years old and come from Afghanistan. I was born in Bagram, where I lived with my family. I went to school until the seventh grade, then I stayed at home and helped my mother with the household. My life was beautiful – until my father died. Continue reading “We had to stick together”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, a million stories, afghanistan, germany
My name is Ghada. I am 43 years old and come from Aleppo, Syria. In Syria I worked very hard, together with my husband. Although women do not work in my family, I asserted myself. I even trained as a hairdresser. All this I did for the education of my children, it is the most important thing to me. Continue reading “Education of my children is the most important thing to me”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, a million stories, syria, germany
I am 24 years old and come from Ahvaz, Iran. I worked in a supermarket and in many different areas. Continue reading “My wish is to work as a mechanic”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, a million stories, iran, germany