About Refugees, By Refugees

Emad Mohammed

…stress makes him feel awful: “I come [to] England, I have all black hair, now I have a white hair…” But, he clarifies, “I don’t want to open my hand,

Haroon Alemjaar

Haroon Alemjaar Afghan Afghanistan “My dream is freedom,” says Haroon Alemjaar (28). “Freedom is the best for the human being.” The former lawyer was forced to leave his family and

Abdul Karim Kamara

…is to continue my education, feel be free like, just want to be stress free. I don’t want to be afraid throughout to my life. Just want to be free.”…

Grace

…the Democratic Republic of Congo as a 12 year-old child of a refugee. “My mom didn’t told me a lot, but we come here to be reunited with our father.”…

Melika Hosseini

…dream was to become free,” she says, reflecting on life in Iran. “I had the dream that one day my children and I could walk freely, go everywhere free, and

Araminta Gonzaléz

…a political prisoner has made it difficult to trust new people, and she finds that life can be “very lonely,” especially during the pandemic. She copes by reading, working with…

Syed Uddien

…politically active family in Bangladesh, left the country in 2009 as a refugee after a new regime began targeting his family. “It’s not safe” for him in Bangladesh, he says….