When Dreams Come True
“We are waiting here until we leave. Until that time, the idea is to avoid getting into any trouble.” It is stories like that of Khaled that give hope to
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Educated but Blocked from Opportunity
“The giving hand is more blessed than the receiving hand.” Ismail, now twenty-nine, arrived in Jordan in December 2010 fleeing forceful recruiting of young men by the terrorist groups in
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Stuck in Transit to a Better Life
“I do not want to adapt here, honestly. We want to go abroad.” We met Samer for the first time in 2019, three years after his arrival in Jordan. In
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Bent but Not Broken
“You are this tree, standing on solid ground.” When we met Fatima for the first time, we could see for ourselves how strong she was amidst the challenges she faced
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Fortitude and Resourcefulness Are Not Enough
“What kills you is that you cannot do anything legally here.” Khalil, a 40-year-old Syrian man, was one among the most entrepreneurial participants that we met during this research. A
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Survival as an Outsider
“Is it because we are Black that our lives are so dark?” If you spoke to Ali over phone, you would never be able to guess that he is not
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My Mother, My Hero
“There were so many children like us who were clinging to life.” Millicent was born in South Sudan and lived in Lorema with her twin sister, three other siblings, and
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Home Is Where You Are
“Everything seemed to be happening so fast and I had no control over any of it.” Joseph and his family once lived in a semi-permanent home in North Kivu where
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If You’re Uncomfortable, You Can Go
“Going home? I would rather die.” Zara loved her life in Ethiopia. She was in love. She and her husband had four perfect children, three girls and one boy. Both
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From the Frying Pan into the Fire
“For a long time, we would dig holes and bury the money inside.” Droughts, inflation, looting, and violence in Somalia forced Ali’s mother’s tea stall and his father’
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Lost Aden (Paradise)
“It is very difficult to prepare for the future without knowing what is going to happen to you and when.” Farah is a 35-year-old woman from Aden, Yemen. “Aden,” the
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Somalia or Not-Somalia?
The confusion of escaping civil war and not knowing where your country ends and another begins. The confusion of escaping civil war and not knowing where your country ends and
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