Women
Medina · Afghanistan
Why We Flee: Because We Are Shia, They Want to Destroy Us
I just want to live in a safe place where everyone can live in peace.
Iraq
SAKINA
Sakina’s favorite thing about being in America is that it is safe and she gets to go to school.
Iraq
MOHANED AND ZAINAB (3/3)
In September 2016, Mohaned & Zainab arrived in Binghamton, Alabama with nothing.
Iraq
MOHANED AND ZAINAB (2/3)
In Iraq, Zainab was a stay-at-home mom and Mohaned was a taxi driver.
United Kingdom
Tolerance Doesn't Help Much
It’s the situation that is the horrible… thing. It’s not the people in it.
Dignity
Our inherent value and worth as human beings.
Syria
KHALDIEH
The Boat was Sinking
Afghanistan
We Married Anyway
I know I have to start and build a new life from the beginning.
United States
KAYRA
Art to help refugees
Afghanistan
Only a Mother Who has Lost a Child Knows My Pain
Ualda comes from a world where it is dangerous for a woman to be educated or outspoken.
Our Greatest Weapon is Love
Our greatest weapon against all workers of terror is love.
Syria
My Children's Childhood Has Gone with The War
I came from Syria from the city of Aleppo. I was a math teacher in Aleppo’s high schools.
Afghanistan
If Peace Returns, We Will Go Back
If peace returns to Afghanistan one day, we will definitely go back. I had a peaceful and good life there. I had a house and a job.
Afghanistan
My Name is Roksana
I am from Afghanistan and I am 18 years old. I want to tell my story of my journey to Europe.
Syria
Holding On
They live in uncertainty, but are remarkably resilient and cheerful in bad conditions. They hold up the best they can, and cling to the most important things - loved ones, faith, and hope.
Afghanistan
The Taliban Kidnapped Our Daughter
We had an 8-year-old daughter, which the Taliban came and kidnapped from in front of our house.
Syria
Abdul Nasser
Dr. Abdul Nasser Kaadan, of Aleppo Syria, is a highly regarded physician and scholar. But his honors, credentials, and vital work could not keep him safe in his home country.