Nothing at all to be afraid of
So much has changed that I can’t believe it’s only been a year and a half since my first interview. I’ve got back into teaching, which I never expected I…
Chance to have a new life
My name is Ahmad Salem and I come from Syria. I am 27 years old and currently live in Trier. In Syria I studied Informatics. When I was a child I…
Building fences is not a solution
My name is Julia and, though I'm German, my husband keeps telling me that I'm more French since I was born on the "left side of Rhine river" in Palatinate.…
Adventures of La Mari in Germany
My name is Marisa but I go by La Mari in the blogging world. It's my nickname in my Latin family and I am quite fond of it. I currently blog about…
I really enjoy the peace now
My name is Rouba, I am half Palestinian and half Syrian and I'm 21 years old. I was actually studying law in Syria but because of the war I couldn't continue, I…
I hope it will open many doors to me!
Hallo! I am Ahmad Budeir, 27 years old, dentist (graduated from the University in 2013) and of Palestinian - Syrian origin. My family relocated from Palestine in 1948 so originally…
A long and difficult journey to Germany
My name is Hassan Abbas and I am 31 years old. I am a Syrian refugee in Germany. I am a dentist and a specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery.…
They should be punished…full stop!
It's terrible what happened in Cologne during the New Year celebrations! I am Syrian myself, I came to Germany many years ago though....long before the so-called "refugee crisis". I've been…
I watched 14 years of my life falling apart in a couple of months…
My name is Issam, I'm Syrian from the city of Aleppo. I am 38 years old. I am married and have 2 magnificent kids: my daughter Maryam, 7 years old…
Can’t we make this world a better place for everyone?
Around one hundred people (mostly Syrian, Afghan refugees and a lot of journalists) demonstrated yesterday in Cologne in front of the main train station to condemn racism, violence against women,…
I really enjoy studying “free of charge”
Hello. My name is Iryna and I am from Ukraine, from Kiev to be exact. I have been living in Berlin since almost two years. I am an international student at…
I feel free
My name is Mohamed and I am an asylum seeker from Syria, currently settled in Berlin in one of the centres... The most difficult and dangerous thing was the boat…
Everyone should love his country… but I cannot
On that evening we decided we must escape somewhere or …we would be killed. One could not stay there anymore. The Taliban soldiers came to us, as always, without being invited. To the question…
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