About Refugees, By Refugees

Pavel Herrera Hernández

Pavel Herrera Hernández Cuban Cuba “In Cuba, if you face the dictatorship you are called crazy,” says Pavel Herrera Hernández (48). As part of the opposition to Castro, Herrera Hernández…

Pejman

…leaving Iran in 2015 in search of greater opportunity, security, and freedom, Pejman lived in a series of refugee camps around Berlin. During this time, he says his “mental state…

Randa Awad

Randa Awad Palestinian Syria “I want to continue in my writing and to publish a lot of things,” says refugee Randa Awad (45). A freelance writer and mother of two,…

Adnan Samman

Adnan Samman Syrian Syria “I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samman (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria….

Sherouk Salah

…is the stability, safety and belonging?” Salah, a research assistant, lives as a refugee in Turkey with her son. When doing a Masters degree in Germany, Salah dreamt of “working…

Mudi Alshami

…profile openness upsets some in the German Arabic community. “Every day I can read on the Internet many bad comments like ‘Oh, we will kill you whenever we found you.’”…

Armin Tahmasbi

…run away from where I lived to reach a place that has freedom, not being treated badly, and to be safe.” He is currently in a refugee camp in Germany,…

Shady Ghafori

Shady Ghafori Iranian Iran “My dream is for my country to reach a position where there are no economic and political problems, and to have a bit of freedom and