“Before leaving our home, our dream was to have a peaceful life, a guaranteed future for our ch

ildren,” says Ashkan Mohammadi (pseud, 30), who fled his birth country due to a lack of safety based on his race and religion. Being away from home makes him feel bad, and he describes his journey to Europe as “very difficult.” His family’s suffering has been the hardest thing for him to bear: “It has had a great impact on me and my family. In this path that we came from, everyone was depressed.” But Ashkan explains he was able to overcome the difficulties “with good management and the hopes and wishes we had along the way.” Now in Sarajevo, Ashkan still feels uncertain, but has been strong enough to preserve the hopes and dreams he had before leaving home. “If we didn’t have dreams, then we won’t be able to come here, where we are now,” he says. “Our only dream is the hope and guaranteed future of our children. So that our children can reach places, peace…” Full Story