Refugee lives
He, 28 years old, fled alone from Guinea in 2017. He speaks fluent French, his mother tongue and English. Continue reading “Participant of the workshop “Realities of life knocked in stone and immortalized in photos””
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, germany, a million stories
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.
Continue reading ““Rania worked as a teacher at the University of Aleppo””
Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: refugees, asylum, Sweden, A Million Stories
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.
Continue reading ““That day was my mother’s birthday””
Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: refugees, asylum, Sweden, A Million Stories
My name is Mahmoud. I was born in the village Dumbili. It’s 90 kilometers from Aleppo. There are many trees, especially olive trees. There’s a big mountain. It was difficult for us because we didn’t have any olive trees. I have eight siblings. I have worked as a painter for 15 years or more. Continue reading “I can’t find an apartment.”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
My name is Mirim. I come from Syria, from Aleppo. I was born in Afrin. I was in Afrin until I was 14, then I got engaged. He was my cousin. We were engaged for a year and a half. Continue reading “I haven’t seen anything yet”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
I would like to begin my story from the day my relationship with my fiancée in Syria ended. I can’t tell where I’m going to end up yet. A person can never know where he is tomorrow. What happened is another world. You may want to go home, but the next moment you find yourself in another country without anyone. Continue reading “People can never know where they are tomorrow”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
I was alone in Bahrain. All this way, I was alone. During the first two months in Germany, I was alone. After Bahrain withdrew my visa, I went to Turkey for five days. From there I went on a boat to Greece. The driver of the boat was drunk, so he even threw up. We slept on the boat, but there were no safety vests. It was also difficult in Greece. We had no water. Continue reading “The guardian angel”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories
My name is XXX and I am 15 years old and come from Iraq. We came to Germany because of the war. We were scared and fled to Germany. Continue reading “I want my father to come to us”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, syria, Germany, a million stories
I was in Syria. My apartment there was beautiful. We had a lot of fun there. We were often at home, my father worked, my mother was a housewife. Continue reading “German is cool”
Dublin Core: Language: de Subject: refugees, asylum, Syria, Germany, a million stories