“I had no childhood”
“Suddenly a man pushed me out of the boat”
My name is Ali, I’m 27 years old and come from Baghdad.
I came to Sweden 1,5 years ago. I lived a stable life in Irak, exept for the last two years. I would have stayed in my country, but there were to many bombs and insecurity. I was persecuted by a group of people belonging to the government and the situation was getting worse.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden“A home to me is where people respect each other”
“I go to school but my thoughts are with my brother”
“I was so scared”
My name is Wasim. I come from Damascus in Syria and am 31 years old. I am a theater actor and worked as assistant director in Syria and directed several short films. I lived well in Syria and will never forget the country I grew up in.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden“My family was happy to know that I was still alive”
My name is Farhad, I’m 18 years old and I come from Afghanistan.
I had a very difficult life in Iran, because I did not have a residence permit there. When I was 14 I was quite tall and the police had there Eyes on me. I was’nt alowed to attend school and I could not play with other children.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden“Home! Yes there is a long way”
“But sometimes I wake up at night and start crying”
My name is Mazhar, I’m from Damascus in Syria and I’m 23 years old. I lived a good life and had dreams like any youth. Since I was little I was interested in technology and the internet. My dad was a businessman and we had a high financial standard and therefore I could have a computer and internet.
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Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden