Refugee lives
My name is Bahjat, coming from the city of Homs in Syria. I am 22 years old. In Syria, I lived a normal life, I studied at the university and knew that I will be sent to the military after my studies. I decided to flee. Continue reading ““I lost my phone in Austria””
Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, Sweden, A Million Stories
Alaa Zouki er 32 år, fra Damaskus Syrien. Bor i dag i Holbæk.
Jeg havde et spændende og godt liv i Syrien. Jeg er uddannet filminstruktør og arbejdede med medier, dubbing til film og tv. Jeg gik på universitetet i Damaskus. Hvis man kommer fra den rette familie eller har den rette forbindelse, så kan man komme på universitetet der, ellers er det svært at få en videregående uddannelse. Continue reading “Alaa startede et nyt liv i Danmark”
Dublin Core: Language: da Subject: denmark, syria, damascus, refugee, a million stories
I don’t want to talk so much about the trip anymore. There were many problems. There is an expression in my language: when you stand up, you will fall. Continue reading “A new life”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, germany, a million stories
I was always reading novels since I was a student of English literature. I always sympathized with people that are suffering in those novels. Or sometimes I saw American movies or international films and I cried with the people who faced fate that they never expect in their life. Continue reading “From death to life”
Dublin Core: Language: eng Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, germany, a million stories
This drawing was made while a workshop in a refugee camp of the German Red Cross. Continue reading “A child’s drawing”
I have had a lot of problems with my family. My family has a lot of children. Girls in my family have to get married at 14. I did not agree to this. I was 19 when I wanted to get away from home because of this subject. That is why I was hated at home. I studied. I left my family when I was 27 years old. After my parents separated, everything got torn apart.
Continue reading “We were afraid of falling into the water”