“Feel alone”
“Four months ago”
”My goal was Sweden”
My name is Mohammed and comes from the city of Mosul from Iraq. Life in Iraq was good. There were difficulties, but we lived as usual. I went to school there and I studied in college. But then ISIS came into town and I had to flee.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, Sweden, A Million Stories“My mother is sick and needs me”
My name is Yalda and I’m 29 years old. I was born in Iran, but my parents are from Afghanistan. 2 years ago I came to Sweden.
Iran is my country of birth. I was born in Mashad, a city bordering Afghanistan. But I do not know anything about Afghanistan because I’ve never been there.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, Sweden, A Million Stories“Rania worked as a teacher at the University of Aleppo”
We lived a very normal life before the war, with our daily routines. I worked as a teacher at the University of Aleppo. When the war began, I continued to work as usual until the situation in the country became even worse. I began to be afraid. My daughter’s school was across the street, but I was afraid to send her away.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: refugees, asylum, Sweden, A Million Stories“There was no security”
My name is Muhannad and comes from the city of Diyala in Iraq where I lived a regular life. After the United States War in 2003, many things changed in the country and I felt I could not live there. There was no security. In Iraq, I worked with my dad in a fabric store.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: refugees, asylum, Sweden, A Million Stories“Mohamed to Europe”
“That day was my mother’s birthday”
My name is Mohamed, 25 years old and Palestinian, but born in Syria in the city of Homs. I came to Sweden 3 years ago. My life was very good before the revolution.
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Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: refugees, asylum, Sweden, A Million Stories“Sometimes in the dream I cry”
My name is Majid and is Afghan, but I was born in Iran. Two years ago, I decided to move to Europe because of my problems in Iran and my dad helped me find a smuggler who could help me flee.
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Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: refugees, asylum, Sweden, A Million Stories“I drew heart because I love Syria”
