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It was extremely difficult for me as a woman to be alone in Saudi Arabia

Maysa, 37 years old from Hama in Syria

I came to Denmark 15 November 2015.
Before the war, I had a beautiful life. I am a certified lawyer. I use to go all over the place, to visit, to parties and to live life.
In Syria, I worked as a manager for the employees. Continue reading “It was extremely difficult for me as a woman to be alone in Saudi Arabia”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, hama, refugee,
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I wish the Danes to see us people for Syria as hard working people

Alaa Alkoje is 38 years old, from Hama, Syria.

I am from Hama in Syria and I have five children. I came to Denmark in 2015. In Syria, I worked in construction and trade between China, Dubai and Syria. All my life I have been working, because when I was very young, Bashar al-Assad’s father; Hafez al-Assad killed all men in my hometown Hama. He got every man over the age of 16 killed. Approximately 200.000 men.
I started to work with maturing shoes. My father used to make shoes. I did that in the daytime. At night, I got a job in construction. I worked 13-15 hours a day, every day of the week. Continue reading “I wish the Danes to see us people for Syria as hard working people”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, hama, refugee, roskilde,
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I was alone in Saudi Arabia

Rayah Alshaar is 36 years old and from Hama, Syria.

I came to Denmark on june 16th 2016. I live in Kirke Hyllinge with my husband and five children.

Before the war my life was very beautiful. When I was a baby, many years ago on February 28th, Hafez Al Assad and his soldiers came to our house, and all houses in my hometown of Hama, and killed all males over the age of 16. I lost my father and five uncles. The soldiers kicked open our door at 4AM, and murdered my father in front of my mother, me and my sisters. The reason was that Hama was the centre of a beginning of a revolution against the regime, against Hafez Al Assad, the father of Bashar Al Assad. My mother took care of me and my sisters my whole childhood. I got married when I was 18. It was a beautiful day. Eight months later I gave birth to my first child. A son. I now have five children. I had cesarean sections with all of them. Continue reading “I was alone in Saudi Arabia”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, denmark, syria, hama, saudi arabia, bribe, refugee,
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Rimas drawing

Rima is 4 year old and from Hama, Syria.
I live in Kirke Hyllinge with my family. I came to Denmark in june 2016. I have drawn the Syrian flag.

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: a million stories, hama, syria, denmark, kirke hyllinge, refugee,
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“Hurricane”

My name is Hakam and I am from Hamaa in Syria. I left Syria in early 2012 hoping to do something in Tunisia, but unfortunately, I did not manage to find work in Tunisia because their rules are difficult and life was tough.

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

I had to join the army, so I left Syria from Hama to Idlib. From there, I paid 1200 euros to go to Turkey. I went to Turkey with a group of 35 people. We were walking twelve hours from Idlib to Turkey and then we all got in a small bus. Then, the Turkish authorities caught us, took pictures of us, they recorded our personal data and they sent us back to Syria. Continue reading “The journey”

Dublin Core: Language: en Subject: Greece, Syria, Hama refugee, Asylum, A Million Stories, The Netherlands