Category: refugees
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What Stays With Me~
The author reflects on their impactful experience at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, where they documented daily life. They highlight the resilience and strength of the community, marked by warmth, creativity, and pride, particularly among the children. The unforgettable energy and spirit of the camp leaves a lasting impression, prompting hopes for a return.
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Venice Exhibition and ‘Facing Future’ Book: Embracing Creativity in a Changing World
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It has been a while since I posted. Here with this post, I hope to update you, my friends, with some of what has been happening in my creative life. As always I am trying to understand the changes happening in me and in the world around me, like most people are. The world is…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 83/365
On the third day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, my mind goes back to my experiences with refugees and the misfortunes of war. I am finding myself unable to disconnect from the shock of seeing this happen in front of our eyes again, the war, the pain, the destruction, the displaced people and most…
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Future Soldiers~ Tarlabaśi
Tarlabaśi, an area in Istanbul that locals advise you not to visit, where uncertainty and possible dangers abound… naturally that’s where I found human connection. The mood of the streets was one of intensity, alert eyes watching, unkempt children and wild cats roaming the alleys and a common thread of desperation bring the whole scene…
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A face to remember~ Lebanon
The most striking thing about visiting the refugee camps is always the unmistakable bright spark of hope that lives in the children. Despite all the hardship and unbearable living circumstances, they find the ability to play, laugh and be children.
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Dry desert flowers~
How fair is it that someone’s whole life experience and story can be diminished to one word: ‘refugee’ ?
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Love you~
أحبك “I love you” Reem is 9 years old. She is a Syrian refugee living in a camp in North Lebanon. I learned today that she lost both her parents in the recent conflicts. The only message written on her hand is : I love you
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Chukudu
The Chukudu, found mostly in the streets of Goma, is what people, mostly children use to transport hundreds of kilos from place to place. It is amazing to see them moving so fast around the crowded streets. They came with the thousands and thousands of refugees that used to cross the border from Rwanda to…