About Refugees, By Refugees

Haroon Alemjaar

…Afghanistan in the future. “I don’t like to be a refugee. You come from under the bombing, under the attack, under the killing… one time I hope that my country…

Axiom

Axiom undisclosed “So that’s my hope – that we can see ourselves as just human beings or just beings, you know?” says Axiom (42). Recalling her arrival in Germany in…

Adel

understand how terribly important it is for people to be free, because most here are born free.” Adel enjoys his freedom. “I have the opportunity to live freely here now,…

Evora

…With a background in linguistics, she says seeking asylum in France means she’s had to learn another language and culture, which has been challenging but enjoyable. She had never planned…

Ali Ataei

Ali Ataei undisclosed “My dream was to take my family out of that miserable situation, that fascist country,” recalls Ali Ataei (22). Aged 17, he and his brother left their…

Javier

Javier Nicaraguan Nicaragua “Sometimes when you have an immigrant background, you don’t know where actually do you belong,” says Javier, a Nicaraguan journalist and asylum seeker living in Germany, “Some…

Ashkan Mohammadi

Ashkan Mohammadi Afghan undisclosed “Before leaving our home, our dream was to have a peaceful life, a guaranteed future for our children,” says Ashkan Mohammadi (pseud, 30), who fled his…