About Refugees, By Refugees

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…

Nader

…fall in love, to be able to travel freely, and “to have the end of this overthrown the president of Syria because he is the president of the Devils himself.”…

Wafa Mustafa

Wafa Mustafa Syrian Syria “I’ve always dreamed of a free democratic country where citizens have their dignity and where law is there,” says Syrian refugee Wafa Moustafa (30). “I come…

Yosef

…associations in Russia. I received threats. And because of that, I decided to leave my country…I also left to be able to love freely.” He explains how he f elt…

Evora

Evora Syrian Syria “My dream is for this war to stop and for my country and my people to have a life with dignity and freedom,” says Evora (pseud, 36)….

Garba Kalifa

Garba Kalifa Nigerian Nigeria “What’s good about being here—number one—the human rights,” says refugee Garba Kalifa (32). “You are free, everybody is equal. Nobody is above anybody.” It’s been more…

Shammi Haque

…an outsider has led to bouts of depression: “every negative thing, every all those things come in my mind.” But she is no longer afraid. “I can say whatever 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…

Shivan Rohat

Shivan Rohat Kurdish Kurdistan, Syria/Rojava “I dream that my country will be free one day,” says Shivan Rohat (pseud, 30), a Kurdish refugee from Syria. Shivan left Syria because military…