Category: Talent of refugees en

Die Geschichte von Fawad und Daniel – The Story of Fawad and Daniel Wann und wo habt ihr zwei euch kennengelernt? – When and where did you two first meet? Daniel: Fawad und ich haben uns im Sommer 2018 in Thessaloniki kennengelernt. Ich wollte auf meiner Reise durch Griechenland etwas über die Bedingungen der in diesem Land“gestrandeten“ Flüchtlinge erfahren. Ich habe daher versucht bei Gelegenheit mit Geflüchteten in Kontakt zu kommen. Einmal sprach ich in einem Bus zwei Afghanen an die auf dem Weg zu einer Polizeistation irgendwo in einem Randbezirk von Thessaloniki waren. Ich begleitete die beiden, weil...

Heidari Zabillha (22) came from Afghanistan to Switzerland three years ago. Originally he had not planned to come to Switzerland. But when he was here, he felt safe and liked the country and the people, so he decided to stay: «What I like most about Switzerland is that it’s so safe. I didn’t know that before. The people are all so happy here and of course I also like the landscape.» In the beginning everything was new in Switzerland: Heidari didn’t know the people and the first Swiss he met were his interviewers in the centre. He discovered Sohail...

Talent of Refuge – Aicha and Mustafa Without identity there is no individuality. It seems so when you listen to the story of Aicha and Mustafa. A few years ago, Mustafa attended university in the USA and worked towards a PhD in sociology. Today these doors are closed for the time being.   Their work in the public office of Turkey became Aicha and Mustafa the disaster. Two years ago they were arbitrarily dismissed by the Turkish government along with around 130,000 other people. The withdrawal of their passports and, worst of all, a growing distrust of their fellow...