About Refugees, By Refugees

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story

“I dream of being able to be myself, and [being] successful in who I am,” says Adnan Samm

an (27), an artist and research assistant from Syria. Studying in Europe, Adnan explains, he “tried for three years to live without considering asylum,” but was unable to get a work permit and felt that “the system forces you to.” He says his online opposition to the Assad regime means he can “never go back to Syria.” Adnan now lives in a center for refugees in the Netherlands, where mandatory weekly fingerprinting brings “a restriction of freedom.” Waiting for his residence approval, he says, “makes me feel that I am nothing and nobody. I am waiting for something very basic, a card that says who I am.” Yet Adnan’s strength comes from his belief in his potential: “I have hopes to find a place where I can make use of my abilities properly. This thing gives me strength and hope that tomorrow will be better.” Adnan has myriad dreams, from working in a design studio to having a space he can call home. Full Story