Ali Ghaznawi: revisited
Three years ago, we started to interview refugees coming to Germany. We asked them about their life in their homeland, the reasons they left, how they came to Germany, their life in GermanyRead More
Does Federalism Work for Afghanistan?
In countries like Afghanistan, where there are important ethnic, cultural and linguistic divergencies, a unitary system of government is always a great source of hostility and bitterness on the part of minority groups.Read More
Hamdiya, Afghanistan and Iran
I am 21 years old, married and I have one child. She was born in Turkey one year ago. My parents are originally from Afghanistan, but I was born in Iran and livedRead More
Ahmed, Afghanistan
My name is Ahmed, I am originally from Afghanistan and currently, I am living in the city of Potsdam. I was working as a lecturer at Balkh University. I have completed my educationRead More
Almar: Afghanistan
This interview was conducted (in English) and edited by Hans Blokland and Isabel Romijnders. I lived a good life with my family in Afghanistan. I studied Information Technology at the university and myRead More
Ali Ghaznawi, Afghanistan
When we (Isabel Romijnders and Hans Blokland) interviewed Ali, we immediately noticed that he was very interested to share his story. So, after more than one hour talking with him and his roommate,Read More
Naseem, Afghanistan
I was born in Afghanistan but left the country once the Taliban first took over. My family and I escaped to Pakistan, where I continued school. I returned to Afghanistan in 2003 afterRead More
Gulshan: Afghanistan
I am 25 years old, from Afghanistan. I have been living here for about nine months now, since July of 2021. I don’t go to class here. Of course, anyone who wants toRead More