When Bluebird Music Academy is in the house.
Once a week there a family from the Bluebird Music Academy comes to the kindergarten in Mafrak. They sing songs, they play the keyboard, they play and laugh together with […]
September 21, 2017
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September 20, 2017
Mahmut’s only wishes for the life of his children.
Today I visited two Syrian families in Karak. Mahmut lives here since he fled from Damascus 5 years ago. His house was hit by a bomb. His left arm was […]
September 20, 2017
At Manal’s haven.
This is Manal and her family from Syria. She has four children, is 32 years old and a real superwoman. She’s from Homs and fled to Jordan in 2013. Her […]
September 20, 2017
Yara: wishing to go back to Syria.
Yara is 46 years old and comes from Hama, Syria. She has 5 sons and 2 daughters. She is already a grandmother. Her daughter and grandchild are visiting from Amman. […]
September 20, 2017
Saida: from Syria helping Syria.
Saida is 27 years old. She left Damascus in 2013. The family of four lives now in Karak, in the South of Jordan. They had to flee because her husband […]
September 20, 2017
Nour: dreaming of being a judge.
Today we are visiting Nour in Karak. She is 16 years old and lives in a 3 generation house. Nour’s mother and grandmother are living in the same sparsely furnished […]
September 20, 2017
Amira from Syria, and her 3 sons.
Amira from Syria is the mother of 3 sons. She lives in Karak since 2012, where she rents a small apartment. While drinking lemonade, she tells us her story. Her […]
September 20, 2017
Faizah in Karak.
We are visiting Faizah in Karak, Jordan. Faizah is 22 years old and is expecting her second child. Originally she’s from Damascus, but fled in November 2012 when she was […]
September 20, 2017
Jussuf. From Homs, Syria.
Jussuf is around 34 years old. He’s sitting crossed-leg in front of me and tells his story. He lives near Mafrak for 3 years. Originally he’s from Homs in Syria, […]
September 20, 2017
Zahira, 5 daughters, 2 sons and 5 years.
Today’s visit at a Syrian family’s home makes it hard for me to write this lines. The destiny of the family who welcomes me in in a run-down hut saddens […]