Listen Amal’s Story Amal was forced to flee her home country after receiving threats and beatings from her own family, who claimed she had dishonored and shamed them by marrying a man from the minority clan.
Listen Mohammed’s story: A piece of nothing “Ever since the journey I keep asking myself, was it worth it? If my life had been lost in one of these ordeals, Allah would have held me accountable,” laments Mohammed, an Eritrean refugee living in Germany.
Listen Ibrahim Abdi’s story of Tahriib Ibrahim Abdi is 16 years old and was born in the city of Jijiga in the Somali region of Ethiopia. He decided to take the hazardous journey to Europe to pursue a better life.
Listen Taking chances - Jama's Story Jama has just received word from the Swedish Migration Agency that he will be deported to Italy, where he originally registered as an asylum seeker. Like many refugees disappointed by the limited opportunities and provisions in Italy, he chose to try his luck by traveling north. Now his luck has run out.
Listen The Untold Story From the Community Irregular migration, tahriib in Somali, has a horrible effect on the communities that are left behind, both financially and psychologically. This is less discussed by the community or in the media. Families suffer in silence and rarely have the opportunity to talk about the effects of Tahriib on those left at home.
Listen Hamza’s story – Taking the Journey as a minor Hamza left Somalia as a child in search of safety and a better life. During the journey, he and fellow Somalis were treated horribly by the organized smugglers of Libya. He recounts merciless torture, rape, and abuse.
Listen Rahel’s Story: For My Children In 2012 Rahel left Eritrea for Sudan, where she lived for four years working menial jobs to raise money for the journey. She lived on the bare minimum and struggled to make ends meet. In 2014, with a one year old child and another one on the way, she decided to embark on the infamous, arduous journey through the Sahara to the Mediterranean.
Listen Destiny and hope 28 year old Bashiir is quietly seated in the room of a refugee center in Berlin. His demeanor is that of a person who feels out of place and isolated. His towering figure is hunched in a state of resignation, as if giving in to a battle.
Listen Abdi's unforgettable journey Abdi was 17 when he embarked on his irregular journey in 2014. He felt the need to leave Somalia due to what he describes as a difficult situation—living in a war-torn area. Abdi left on his own, leaving his family behind, with an aim of getting to Europe. Despite allowing him to embark on the journey, Abdi’s family was oblivious of the dangers associated with it.
