About Refugees, By Refugees

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…

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)….

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…

Mr Green

…his home country due to lack of “freedom of life” and discrimination against the LGBTQ community: “It is forbidden from law, and also it’s not acceptable socially.” To get to…

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…

Amin Mostafazadeh

…“they think not different Muslim, not different Christian – is so good. I’m so happy with people.” Although this freedom has come at the cost of leaving his family and

Mirqedir Mirzat

…country of freedom.” He says of his homeland “What leaks out is just 1% of the truth so we can’t imagine what’s going on… our hearts can’t bear it anymore.”…