Reporting on refugee issues around the world, including the political, economic and environmental causes of displacement and the people and ideas addressing forced migration. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/series/bags-and-belongings-refugees/rss en Refugee Voices Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:00:24 +0000 Francesco Conte https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-leaving-tools-of-my-trade-to-seek-a-better-future https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-leaving-tools-of-my-trade-to-seek-a-better-future 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. Refugee Voices Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:00:57 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-robbed-of-all-i-had-a-warm-change-of-clothes https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-robbed-of-all-i-had-a-warm-change-of-clothes 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. Refugee Voices Wed, 14 Jun 2017 06:00:26 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-a-coloring-book-and-memories-of-horse-riding https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-a-coloring-book-and-memories-of-horse-riding 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. Refugee Voices Wed, 14 Jun 2017 04:00:48 +0000 John Owens https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-crossing-a-border-clutching-a-doctors-kit https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-crossing-a-border-clutching-a-doctors-kit 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. Refugee Voices Fri, 10 Feb 2017 07:14:07 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/10/interactive-refugees-bags-and-belongings https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/10/interactive-refugees-bags-and-belongings 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. Refugee Voices Thu, 12 Jan 2017 11:36:10 +0000 Sean O’Neill https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/12/bags-and-belongings-a-pack-of-cards-and-five-photos https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/12/bags-and-belongings-a-pack-of-cards-and-five-photos 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. Refugee Voices Thu, 05 Jan 2017 05:00:42 +0000 Shelly Kittleson https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/05/bags-and-belongings-the-iliad-reminds-me-of-aleppo https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/05/bags-and-belongings-the-iliad-reminds-me-of-aleppo 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. Refugee Voices Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:09:57 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/03/bags-and-belongings-my-words-and-my-oud https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/03/bags-and-belongings-my-words-and-my-oud 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. Refugee Voices Tue, 27 Dec 2016 13:19:47 +0000 Iason Athanasiadis https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/12/27/bags-and-belongings-my-children-my-racket-my-faith https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/12/27/bags-and-belongings-my-children-my-racket-my-faith 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. Refugee Voices Fri, 23 Dec 2016 09:58:10 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/12/23/bags-and-belongings-syrians-on-leaving-and-finding-home https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2016/12/23/bags-and-belongings-syrians-on-leaving-and-finding-home 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.