About Refugees, By Refugees

Mohamad Hascor

…championships but – as a Syrian-Palestinian from Jaffa, without Syrian citizenship – was unable to compete internationally. Between repressive government policy and war, he says, “I started to feel sorry…

Maryam Asghari

Maryam Asghari Swedish Sweden THIS STORY IS COMING SOON! One of the ways we support refugees to reclaim their narrative is to conduct interviews in a language interviewees are comfortable…

Mehmet Yavuz

…he says. But over 30 years later, he remains in a camp for asylum-seekers in the Netherlands: “I had no idea it will come thus far. I have no idea…

Robert Alby

…“it was like I had just come home.” Today, he lives with his nephew in Stockholm, and dreams of having a peaceful, comfortable life and a good relationship with his…

Haifa

…for asylum in the Netherlands and experienced a lot of stress in the refugee camp, but is now comfortable and happy living in an apartment: “I feel sad that I…

Parisa Farahmand

…a challenge.” When Parisa and her husband divorced, she found herself unable to work to support her sons. She decided to come to Europe, but “it was so difficult that…

Dema Aktaa

…lives in the UK with her mother and younger sister. As a teenager, Dema participated in local sports competitions, and she dreams of competing in the Paralympics. “No living person…