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The only country that has given me so much

My country is the most beautiful country in the world. In the past, but no more today. I come from Syria. People back then had very beautiful thoughts, but through the spread of death, through war, people’s thoughts changed completely. We welcomed every person who passed by our houses without even knowing who they were. Our doors were open to everyone. But today, when poverty is spreading, people are hiding from themselves. For when they see someone, they no longer say “Come in” to him because they no longer have anything to offer him. Continue reading “The only country that has given me so much”

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Just like any normal person

I am am 27 years old. I come from Algeria. My country is a beautiful country. Life there is very difficult. To have work in my country, you need good contacts. Without contacts there is no good work. Not every job suits you. And you also have to take work that doesn’t suit you at all in order to survive. Continue reading “Just like any normal person”

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We’ve been a happy family

We were a happy family: my parents, my sister and three brothers. Our happy time and our beautiful life passed normally. I went to kindergarten and school. I was eight years old. Then my mother died. She was very ill. My father is a teacher. He earned too little. The illness was: she always had to go to the toilet, diarrhoea. My father lived in another town. There was his work. My sister and we brothers were still too young to be alone. My sister’s name is Lina. My sister helped my mother. In Bangladesh there was no telephone at that time. We could not talk on the phone. Our neighbours were a little poorer. They did not help us. Continue reading “We’ve been a happy family”

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Maybe my pen is my only weapon

My life began quite normally. I finished my university, after studying for six years. After my graduation, I worked in the university. I was looking for a job that matched my qualifications and experience. In 2011 I started working as an accountant. Later I was promoted. I worked in a large company near my home. I enjoyed going to work. After a while I was given more responsibility because the company realized that I could achieve more. Continue reading “Maybe my pen is my only weapon”

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The dream of an own child

My name is Merita Krasniqi, I come from Kosovo and I am 37 years old. The country is a very beautiful country, but it is very weak economically. I was a housewife in Kosovo, like many women. I was married and took care of the household. I couldn’t work because I couldn’t afford the trip to the capital. Continue reading “The dream of an own child”

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This is my story

I fled my home country because my son is very ill. I come from Albania, there was no possibility to have him treated there. I often went to the hospital, he was constantly receiving medication that numbed him, unfortunately his condition did not improve. He has many allergies. Continue reading “This is my story”

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What you see is not always the truth

Most people have a false impression of the situation in my country. They think that when other countries interfere, something improves, but it only makes it worse.
I fled for political reasons. No one can stand the violence and the unfair treatment and no one can oppose it. The political situation in Syria has always been critical, but it was only after the revolution that the way of punishment became worse. There was either eternal imprisonment or death penalty. Continue reading “What you see is not always the truth”

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Foreign homeland

My name is Midyan, I am 32 years old and come from Iran. Originally I am a Kurd from the West of Iran. In Iran I studied graphic design, I would have liked to do my master but I had to flee. I had to leave my home country for political reasons. I love my homeland, I think all people do that. Continue reading “Foreign homeland”

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My story

My name is Jamal, I am 26 years old and come from a city called Sinjar, in Iraq. In summer 2014 the Islamic state occupied many cities, this was the last phase of my Abitur. The political mood was very heated, we lived right in the middle of it. Despite the situation I graduated from high school, I had to postpone one subject because the pressure was too high. The Kurdish army withdrew when ISIS moved in, they did not protect us. The families tried to defend themselves, they only managed to a certain extent, they did not have enough weapons to fight ISIS. Many people were murdered. ISIS owned the weapons of the Iraqi army, they were much stronger than the others. Continue reading “My story”

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