The father of 13-year-old Husseini lived in fear that his son would fall victim to the Taliban. So he arranged to send him away from Afghanistan, with the help of a trafficker. We found him in Greece. […]
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“Taste my world” – A recipe book by refugee women in Greece
In this book, every dish cooked by a refugee woman, from Iran, Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the world has played an important role in her life. Not only as an exquisite delicacy that she loves, but mainly as a compound and multifaceted experience which becomes an amusement park of flavors’ that entertains and moves […]
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In Between…
Omid is a 15 years old refugee from Afghanistan. He and his family escaped persecution in their homeland and started their trip to Western Europe. They managed to reach Greece, but in the summer of 2016 the borders closed. His family was split. Now he lives in a refugee camp in Athens with his mother […]
“We are the ones they come to when nobody can help”: Afghan smugglers’ perceptions of themselves and their communities
This paper analyses smugglers’ perceptions of themselves and their relationships with their communities in Afghanistan. Through interviews with 23 smugglers across three Afghan sites, the study focuses on micro-level dynamics, examining how smugglers see their roles in society and how these perceptions have evolved. The paper highlights that smuggling networks have a long-standing and respected […]
T.S.
T.S. – Born in Afghanistan, passed through Greece and now lives in Germany […]