About Refugees, By Refugees

Negin

Negin Iranian Iran “My dream was to come back home with a lot of achievements. . . and go back there and help people of my age and my countrymen,”…

Mama Nitha Mathyalagan

Mama Nitha Mathyalagan Sri Lankan Sri Lanka “I want to open the restaurant with the bakery,” says Nitha Mathyalagan (38) a refugee in Paris. Nitha and her family had to…

Javid Shokohi

…build a new life.” His strategy? “To be patient,” he says. “I have been blessed with good things through this.” Javid misses his family, and says their health is his…

Hannan Dormiyani

…to flee and live in Germany. I met a lot of people along the way, and this allowed me to look at the world around me from a new angle….

Said Yaser Taheri

…taught him how to adjust to new conditions and people. “The hope I have helps me stand strong,” he says, while knowing Greek will help him reach his goals and

Ww Koffi

…But after working to learn new skills and master Italian, he feels happy to be in Europe and send money home to his family. “You have to have the ability…

Sana Sultan

…at 2 years-old, she does remember finally settling in England in 2000. Upon arrival she says they had “an overwhelming sense of hope,” but that adapting to a new culture…