Refugee lives
My name is Fakhr Alnisaa and comes from Iraq. I came to Sweden in 2012. I had many difficulties in my home country. My mother and sibling fled to Sweden before me. My mother was very sick. My mother thought a lot about me because I was alone in Iraq and had no one.
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Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden, Iraq
My name is Alireza, and I’m 38 years old. I came from Iran two years ago to Sweden. I’m married and we live together in Sweden. We got married in Iran. In Iran, I worked at a factory for 15 years. At the moment I study Swedish to study at university. My son was born in Sweden and I wish him all the best of luck in the future.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden, Iran
My name is Motaz and I’m 24 years old.
I lived a regular life in Aleppo, like any human being. I went to school and played with friends when I was little. I remember I did not go out often, because there were big streets and cars. I have 3 siblings and I’m the middle child. I loved going out and staying out for a long time.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden
My name is Mona from Baghdad and I am 27 years old. Mother to two children. I live in Malmo, recently two years ago.
I was born in Baghdad. My dad was a communist and he raised me and my 4 siblings in a different way from the tradition in Iraq. The woman has her rights and lives in her own way. I grew up with these thoughts from my dad. But when I got older, my thoughts broke with the society in Baghdad.
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Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden
My name is Omar, a Palestinian dentist from Gaza. I came to Sweden during the last war in Gaza 2014 and have lived here for almost three years.
I never thought I would leave Palestine or Gaza. In my country there is no electricity, sometimes no gas, no medicin, and we are sometimes locked in, but still I love my homeland and miss it. But I had to flee because our house was bombed. Sometimes when I watch videos from Gaza I start crying, I miss it.
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Dublin Core: Language: sv Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden
My name is Mohamad, Palestinian from the Yarmuk refugee in Damascus. We decided to leave Yarmuk when it became uncertain in the area, 90 percent of the Yarmouk population fled. I saw people die in front of me. My house was destroyed and my wife was injured and passed away two days later.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden
My name is Sara and I come from Syria. I came to Sweden 1.5 years ago.
In Syria, I worked as a teacher for 27 years. We lived in a refugee camp in Damascus but we decided to move to another area. After some time it became insecure to stay there, so we decided to escape.
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Dublin Core: Language: swe Subject: asylum, refugees, A Million Stories, Sweden
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
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 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