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EastEnders Helped Me Integrate In British Society

One of the hardest challenges I faced when I first arrived in the UK was the language barrier. Thank God for my teachers, my foster family and soap operas.
Farid Saleh
5.29.17
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Schnitzel and Institutional Racism: Afghan Teens on Life in Europe

"I have experienced war and now I need a quiet life. Please don't judge me because of that."
Paul Donnerbauer
5.29.17
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When Europeans and Refugees Party Together

When you celebrate holidays from different cultures, there is basically no end to the party.
Mahmoud Al Abdallah
5.29.17
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A Playlist of Songs I Listened to While Trying to Get from Syria to Europe

Ever since I was 10, I've been into metal.
A. from Syria
5.29.17
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On Fleeing Egypt and Studying Filmmaking in France

The repression of my homosexuality and the brutality of the Egyptian regime pushed me to leave Cairo forever.
Ahmed Sleiman
5.29.17
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The Differences Between School in Eritrea and School in Europe

It took some time, after moving to Switzerland, to be able to tell people apart. To me, in the beginning, all these light-skinned people looked alike.
Yonas Gebrehiwet
5.29.17
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How a Wrestling Club Became My New Home in Germany

Although my teammates and I speak different languages, we are a team.
Mustafa Alabsullah
5.29.17
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A Letter to the Girl I Am in Love With, Who Is Back in Afghanistan

"I'm worried that you might already be married to someone else now."
G. from Afghanistan
5.29.17
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I Escaped Syria but I Can't Escape European Bureaucracy

Which is why I developed an app to help other refugees like myself deal with the Dutch authorities.
Mohab *
5.29.17
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I'm Better at Parkour Than You, Bruv

My entire life revolves around the fact that I am a refugee, but parkour helps me forget the stuff that I can't forget otherwise.
Talal Akkasheh
Talal Akkasheh, as told to Lars Jellestad
5.29.17
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I Found a Little Slice of Aleppo in a Copenhagen Park

The leaves in Frederiksberg Gardens are the same colour they would be at home, this time of year.
Mustafa Mohamad
5.29.17
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The Books that Helped Me Come to Terms with the Horrors of War

As I started reading, the screaming and the sirens began to fade into the background.
Mia Z.
5.29.17
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