About Refugees, By Refugees

Miguel รngel Estrella

…off and then be killed, he says “prayer provided company and certainty,” through the terror of losing his life and livelihood. Petitioned to provide him with a piano, his captors…

Rasta Hekmati

…last year due to Covid-19 restrictions, Rasta felt that “time is gold and now our time is very vital.” Covid has also meant she “cannot freely go to class [and]…

Roholah Mohamadi

…journey was “like a movie.” He and his young family were forced to cross a freezing lake, stuffed into an over-crowded, airless bus and had to make a dangerous sea…

Fatma El Gala

…Madrid, where she works as a lawyer: “Having contact with [my family], having my own family, having my profession, to be able to exercise it freely and be who I…

Roghaia Mohammadi

Roghaia Mohammadi Afghan Afghanistan When Roghaia Mohammadi (34) left her home in Afghanistan, and then Iran, her dream was to “experience a peaceful, war-free life and get ahead by working…

Sanem

…in that country is really tough.” Conversely, living in Germany has allowed her to “speak up my mind.” And she likes “being female and being free.” But the experience has…

Konte

…about not having the right papers to live and work in Germany: “I cannot sleep comfortable because I am always scared… any second they can come and catch me.” His…