“We were 16 people in a small car”
“I saw several of my friends die”
“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.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden“It was difficult to breathe and to be completely quiet”
My name is Tariq, I’m 23 years old and come from Syria. Today I live in Malmö.
I lived in a city called Dara. I studied and worked at the same time. I finished high school and I wanted to go to college, but there was no security in the country so it did’nt work.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, SwedenSilence is golden
Matto is a 23 years old artist, who fled from Iraq. He shared a picture of his drawing. He explained the title and the meaning of his drawing: “The drawing has a sad feeling because we cannot talk free, as not everyone is our friend.” Continue reading “Silence is golden”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Iraq, refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, Germany“I don’t know if I am strong but I am still alive”
Hello, my name is Nabil. I am 22 years old and I come from Damascus city, in Syria.
Back home I had the opportunity to go to university just for two weeks. I was studying English language but due to the war I had to flee from Syria. Continue reading ““I don’t know if I am strong but I am still alive””
Arin
Arin is six years old. She lives in Greece with her parents and her sister. They came to Greece in 2016. She loves drawing and dancing. Continue reading “Arin”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, refugee, Asylum, A Million StoriesGoing to school makes him really happy
Mohammed is five years old and he came to Greece with his parents and his sister. Going to school makes him really happy. He is also learning the Greek language. He likes to wake up early in the morning to go to school. His mum said that sometimes on weekends he cries because he wants to go to school but it is closed. Continue reading “Going to school makes him really happy”
Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Afghanistan, refugee, Asylum, A Million StoriesAsra
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