by Photos by Milene | Jan 11, 2021 | Refugee Stories
“Milene, I’m in trouble. I need help so urgently, I don’t know what to do anymore. Is suicide the answer? It’s chaos in my head. I don’t know what will happen” “Ok, please try to relax. Tell me what is going on. I will listen, I am here for you. Tell me what happened”...
by Photos by Milene | Jan 2, 2021 | Refugee Stories
Refugee, migrant, asylum-seeker, internally displaced person. There are so many words used to describe people who leave their home behind and seek refuge somewhere else. Many of these terms have distinct and different meanings, and confusing them leads to problems for...
by Photos by Milene | Dec 31, 2020 | Refugee Stories
A lot can change in a year, and nothing at all. 2020 will always be remembered as the year of the pandemic, of distancing ourselves, of working from home, not celebrating birthdays and Christmas with loved ones. It is the year where face masks, eating animals and...
by Photos by Milene | Oct 23, 2020 | Refugee Stories
I was studying geography but didn’t really like it, so I dropped out of school. I lived in Damascus with my parents and 7 brothers. Of course, I needed to find another education but I didn’t know which one. So, I decided to volunteer with the police. We had a...
by Photos by Milene | Oct 17, 2020 | Refugee Stories
Can you imagine what it would be like to live in constant fear? For over 65 million people around the world, that’s their reality. Wars orchestrated by shadowy faces in distant rooms explode into destructive reality on city streets. Death and disaster walk hand in...
