Making Home Away

So I sat them down and told them: the five of us are here, me, you and your father, wherever the five of us are, that place should be your heaven.
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The British Academy
UKRI
University of Reading

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Rima

Current 'home'
Jordan
a hand you can’t bite, you kiss!
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Nour

Current 'home'
Jordan
Journey time
6 months
Simple things can create a home atmosphere...
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Samira

Current 'home'
Jordan
We trusted them and they didn’t give us any trouble, until one day, one of them wrote a report...
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Warda

Current 'home'
Jordan
pink roses... remind me of Syria.
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Maysoon

Current 'home'
Jordan
Hope is always there, of course.
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Rabia

Current 'home'
Jordan
These are the things that we do to keep us going
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Omran

Current 'home'
Berlin, Germany
I planted it and I lived in it.
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Hassan

Current 'home'
West Midlands, UK
“What I really miss the most is my family home in Syria. It was a spacious home with a garden. The second thing I feel sad about is losing my job as a teacher; the respect and admiration I enjoyed among people…I was proud of my job”.
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