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Refugees scattered around the globe describe what they packed in their bags when they fled their homes; what they left behind and what they found along the way. They describe how the meaning of home has changed for them since they embarked on their journeys.
As part of our “Bags and Belongings” series, Sharif, a 21-year-old electrician from Gambia now living in Italy, describes what he took with him on one of the deadliest migration routes in the world, what he left behind and how the journey changed him.
As part of our “Bags and Belongings” series, 11-year-old Abuzar describes what he brought with him and what he left behind when he started his dangerous voyage, by himself, from Afghanistan to Serbia, battling police and thieves along the way.
As part of our “Bags and Belongings” series, 7-year-old Shahed Orbani from Homs, Syria, describes her memories of home and her hopes for her new life in Lebanon now that she is back in school.
As part of our “Bags and Belongings” series, Dr. Nur Kabir tells how he grabbed critical medical supplies before fleeing the recent military crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, enabling him to continue to treat Rohingya refugees in neighboring Bangladesh.
In the final part of our “Bags and Belongings,” Refugees Deeply senior editor Preethi Nallu explains the genesis of the series, in which Syrians describe what they brought with them and what they left behind. Read their stories in our interactive photo essay.
In the fifth installment of our “Bags and Belongings” series, we meet Thair Orfali, a university graduate from Damascus who took a boat to Italy on one of the world’s deadliest sea routes.
In the fourth installment of our “Bags and Belongings” series, in which we ask refugees what they packed in their bags and what they left behind, we meet Ibrahim Jawdat, a humanitarian worker from Aleppo who fled to Turkey to join his brother, a military defector.
In the third installment of our “Bags and Belongings” series, in which we ask refugees what they packed in their bags and what they left behind, we meet Tareq al-Jabr, who fled military service in Syria and is working to publish his first poetry book in Italy.
In the second installment of our “Bags and Belongings” series, in which we ask refugees what they packed in their bags and what they left behind, we meet Mustafa Awad, a Syrian badminton coach from Idlib who recently arrived in Athens with his wife and three children.
As 2016 draws to an end and many of us head home for the holiday season, Syrian refugees are traveling for a very different reason – to find safety and a new home. We asked some of these men, women and children what they packed in their bags and what they left behind.
As 2016 draws to an end and many of us head home for the holiday season, Syrian refugees are traveling for a very different reason – to find safety and a new home. We asked some of these men, women and children what they packed in their bags and what they left behind.
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