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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West Midlands, UK

Amira

It’s hard to change house.
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Dareen

I didn’t understand my case worker properly...
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Sabiha

... the years are coming quickly quickly.
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Jamila

I said to my children, maybe we lost the way now...
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Amira's Departure

Every day I told them yes, no.
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Wafa

They asked me “Where are your documents?”
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Menna

You know when you ask me about my feelings of moving and settlement, a line of memories moves in front of my eyes. Sometimes I spent time thinking about that, and sometimes I cry when I remember. But I am thankful.
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Houda

Syria was a heaven on Earth, but Syrians now cannot afford the bread. People stand in lines for four or five hours to get one bag of bread. There is no electricity or gas; life is very hard there
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Saifeldeen

I believe everyone can create his own home. You can make your own home by the relations that you develop with people where do you live. It is not exclusive to a specific piece of land.
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Nour

My nieces did not have the chance to live or remember Syria. They only have memories about [city in Iraq]
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Dina

Dina describes what home means to her, and how she finds glimpes of it while away in viewing things like the sea.
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Hassan

“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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Yahia

Yahia comments on concerns over the future, while also referencing the difficulty of integrating in cultures that do not emphasise community and kinship as strongly as those he felt in Syria and Lebanon.
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Younis

We suffered in Syria, I do not have any feelings towards the idea of going back. There is even nothing left for me to visit again. There is no home or even cities
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