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Missoula to Berlin

  • Stories
    • READY TO WORK
    • UNACCOMPANIED, UNAFRAID
    • SEEKING FREEDOM FROM RELIGION
    • RELIGIOUS OBSERVATIONS
    • ON TWO WHEELS
    • MOBILE MINORS
    • SHELTERED WITHOUT A HOME
    • CRITICAL COVERAGE
    • BURYING THE DEAD
  • Humans of Berlin
  • About the project
  • Meet the students
  • In the Media
  • Acknowledgements

Stories

READY TO WORK

UNACCOMPANIED, UNAFRAID

SEEKING FREEDOM FROM RELIGION

RELIGIOUS OBSERVATIONS

ON TWO WHEELS

SHELTERED WITHOUT A HOME

MOBILE MINORS

CRITICAL COVERAGE

BURYING THE DEAD

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And just like that, our trip is over! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us and encouraged us throughout our journey to Berlin. Be sure to check out our stories online! https://missoulatoberlin.atavist.com/missoula-to-berlin Is it already time to say our good-byes? We had one last party to view our final product before we shared it with the world. Be sure to check out our stories at: https://missoulatoberlin.atavist.com/missoula-to-berlin #missoula2berlin “If you can’t put yourself in their place, you can’t do your job.” -Iskikali Karayel, the owner of Islamic burial home Markaz Islamische Bestattungen & Ueberfuehrungen Weltweit, talks about helping Islamic families navigate the burial process in Berlin. PC: Kayla Robertson @kaylajoro "I like learning many different languages. That's why I enjoy German classes. In Syria I couldn't finish my university education because I had to go away from my hometown because of the war. I hope to study more languages and become a translator." -Moutasem Mhwesh from refugee teacher training class at the University of Potsdam Photo credit: @sachi.sinhara #HumansOfBerlin #missoula2berlin #Berlin We would like to give a big thanks to the Ecosia team for sharing their beautiful office space with us this past weekend. Check out their search engine, www.ecosia.org. They donate 80% of their profits to a tree program in Burkina Faso. “Especially with the refugees it is so necessary right now to make this refugee course for teachers because there are big numbers of refugees, especially with children, and they need to study because they already stopped studying in Syria. And maybe these teachers that speak Arabic can help a lot.” -Mohammad Alkilani is a refugee from Syria and is currently training to become a teacher. PC: Sachi Sinhara "The Taliban came and waved a white flag and ISIS waved a black flag. Taliban during the day and ISIS at night. I am the warrior of my family, and the only reason I am here is for my kids. I want to stay here for the future of my family, for my children." -Mustafa Sayed from Baghlan, Afghanistan. He is currently living in the Flughafen Tempelhof-Berlin refugee shelter. PC: Adam McCaw Julia, a former consultant for German developers in Africa, started working at Flucht Nach Vorn school for unaccompanied minors two weeks ago. They currently have 65 students, most over the age of 16, who fled to Berlin without their parents. 80 percent of their students are from Syria or Afghanistan. Julia primarily manages communications with the student social workers, but she has already covered for sick teachers at least four times. "A lot of these teachers will be very soft and quiet with the students in their classes and it's not good for them, I try to be very straight and stern with them And I think they appreciate it". Most of the students there come from traumatic backgrounds. Julia said they can get angry or upset pretty easily. Julia has never worked in a place like this before, but she says this is the first job she has had where she hasn't yet asked herself, am I really making a difference here? PC: @beccasaurus21 #HumansOfBerlin #Berlin #missoula2berlin "The trip in was very dangerous. Between the border of Turkey and Iran there was a dead body, he was very young. There was no-one to take care of that body, they left it." -Najib Heydari is from Kabul, Afghanistan. He is currently living in the Flughafen Tempelhof-Berlin refugee shelter. "We fight for the rights"- Alnour, a refugee from Sudan, arrived in 2012 and has been fighting for the rights of refugees ever since. His organization continues to advocate for the free movement of refugees and has seen slow progress. PC: Shannon O'Hara #HumansOfBerlin #missoula2berlin #Berlin "Germany is already so nice and welcoming to the refugees. I was lucky and welcomed and I know that in the U.S. and even in Canada it’s going to be more and more difficult, with more discrimination and more and more of the money and policy issues. I wouldn't get a chance to live my life like I’m getting here now. I’ve always wanted to go to America. I have always been influenced by the movies and the shows that I see." — Alaa Kasaab is a 23-year-old from Aleppo that attends a teacher focused course for refugees at the University of Potsdam in Brandenburg. PC: Lauren Lewis #missoula2berlin #HumansOfBerlin #Berlin Ihab Afia from Palestine, owns a shoe and scarf stand. "I'm living here for 18 years. I came in 1998 to visit a friend here in Berlin, I've been here ever since. I like this country, I found all what I need, or want... Freedom peace." PC: Autumn Barnes #HumansOfBerlin #missoula2berlin #Berlin #peace

Contact

Members of the Montana Newspaper Association are welcome to use any of the content above. Thank you for your support of student journalism. For questions, please contact:

Henriette Löwisch | henriette.lowisch@umontana.edu

Larry Abramson | larry.abramson@umontana.edu

Shane McMillan | shanethomasmcmillan@gmail.com

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