Nour

Nour, 16-year-old, Al Salam School student “In 2012, when the bombardments started in Damascus, my family and I left thinking we’d be back to our normal life in a couple of days. Instead, we spent 8 months moving from one … Continued

Ahmad

Ahmad, 17-year-old, Al Salam School student “I have been here for 4 years. My brother was searched by the government in Idleb for organizing peaceful protests, so we had to flee to Turkey. My brother stayed here but my family … Continued

Dahar

Dahar, History and Geography Teacher at Al Salam School “I have been here for two years, but I’ve only been working at Al Salam School for about a year. I used to teach in another school in Reyhanli, but I … Continued

Mouhammad

Mouhammad, 18-year-old, Al Salam school student “When I left Syria three years ago, I spent two years in Reyhanli without studying. I was working in a store to learn a bit of Turkish and make some money to help my … Continued

Ebaa

Ebaa, 18 years-old, student and volunteer at Al Salam School. “I arrived to Turkey 3 years ago, after having spent 6 months of not-doing-anything in Lebanon. Leaving Syria is the thing that has most affected me in life. I had … Continued