Refugee lives
Abdullah Alsmaeel is a 42 year old man from Syria
I am from Der-alzour in Syria where I worked as a coordinator at UNDP, United Nations Development Programme. Within this programme I worked to create jobs for internal refugees. I have a masters degree in law. I came to Denmark in 2015, and I live in Aarhus with my wife and three children. Continue reading “Abdullah study international law”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugee, syria, denmark, lawschool, a million stories, volunteer
Ayaa al Mozeek is 14 years old and from Syria.
I love to draw and go to gymnastics and taekwondo, where I have the yellow belt. I came to Denmark in 2016, on September 29th. I live with my mother, father and 4 sisters.
Turfa fled from Iraq to Denmark with her family
My message to people is to never give up. Always, move forward. Its important to get an education, especially when youre young. Continue reading “Jumans life is completely different now”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, child, everydaylife, refugee, denmark
Davoud Lajmiri is a 30 year old man, from Iran.
I have a bachelor in architecture, and had my own business in Iran. I worked and studied. I was 28 years when I left the country. I was Christian in Iran. When in Iran, there is no choice, everyone has to join the army. When I was in the army, I used to go to the secret hidden Christian church, that was outside the army facility. We couldn’t practice our faith openly. The regime found out about it. Someone who was in the army was also working for the regime, and they told people from the government about me. The government officers hacked into my phone and found some Christian scriptures. That is why I left the country. Continue reading “If you choose to be Christian, they call you ‘ertedad’”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugee, asylum, a million stories, denmark, iran, ertedad, religion
Nour Dalati is a 30 year old woman from Aleppo, Syria
I want to tell the story about what happened to me in the Danish airport. I didn’t want to stay here. I wanted to go to my father in The Netherlands. But the Danish police caught me and took my fingerprints. They threatened me, that if I wound not give them my fingerprints, they would put me in prison for two month, and then send me back to Greece. Continue reading “Nour tried to reunite with her father”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugee, syria, denmark, a million stories
Assem Swaid is a 36 year old man from Homs, Syria.
In 2013 the Syrian government wouldn’t renew my passport. I had lost my job in 2013 and couldn’t go back to Syria. So, I went to Istanbul, Turkey for two and a half months, wanting to help refugees there. I was told it was better to go to Greece, and then go to Denmark where my sister lived. I stayed in Greece for 1 year and 8 months, and then traveled towards Denmark. Continue reading “I feel like politicians just talk about us, to promote their parties”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, refugee, asylum, denmark, syria,
Shahd Alkurdi is a 13 year old girl from Damascus, Syria
I came to Denmark on February 16th 2015 with my mother and my brother. We flew here, mother had been granted family reunification with my dad. I was 10 years old when I arrived in Denmark, today I am 13 years old.
From Syria I remember things were rough. I could see my country fall apart, be destroyed with my own eyes. We lived in a place where there was a good view. You could see the entire city. You could see how the bombs fell. You could see the smoke and the fire. Continue reading “I remember a day where my dad was very worried about us”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: refugee, asylum, a million stories, denmark, damascus, syria, child