“Every day you are dreaming, it’s what gives you power,” says Moaz Dark (

26), a refugee who has been granted asylum in Germany. He left his home country in 2013 due to war and political persecution: “I wasn’t happy with the politics… and I was looking to change. They didn’t allow me to change everything and then in the end didn’t allow me to live in my country.” When his father heard Moaz was planning to leave for Europe, the whole family decided to travel: “He said, ‘OK, we got all together. We survive together, or we die together.’” Arriving in Germany was a culture shock. The family lived in several refugee camps, and faced discrimination. “It was hard to get in this culture. To be part of it, to understand it,” remembers Moaz. “You have no friends because they don’t see you as a friend.” He is now studying engineering, and dreams of being a teacher and using his experiences to help others: “You get peace with yourself. You get to know yourself. That’s a big thing, what I learned.” Full Story