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10 stories

Shtoura Checkpoint | حاجز شتورة

Shtoura Checkpoint | حاجز شتورة

Anastasia Chrome3 min read

She runs a rest stop café at the Shtoura checkpoint, feeding travelers for decades. He's the Syrian refugee chef who changes her menu—and her life. Between borders, they find home. 'Inti el watan' (أنتِ الوطن).

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The Afghan Carpet Shop | متجر السجاد الأفغاني

The Afghan Carpet Shop | متجر السجاد الأفغاني

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

She runs an Afghan carpet shop in Amsterdam. He's the customer who keeps returning. Each carpet tells a story, but theirs is just beginning.

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The Kabul Dreams | أحلام كابل

The Kabul Dreams | أحلام كابل

Anastasia Chrome3 min read

An Afghan refugee in Germany. A volunteer who helps her settle. Between language lessons and asylum paperwork, they find an impossible love.

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The Refugee Lawyer | محامية اللاجئين

The Refugee Lawyer | محامية اللاجئين

Anastasia Chrome3 min read

She fights for refugees' rights. He's the case that haunts her—the Iraqi translator she couldn't save. Years later, they meet again.

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The Syrian Refugee | اللاجئة السورية

The Syrian Refugee | اللاجئة السورية

Anastasia Chrome5 min read

A German volunteer at a refugee camp. A Syrian widow who's lost everything. In a sea of tents, they find each other.

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Tilbury Treasure

Tilbury Treasure

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

Dockworker Nneka finds an unexpected package in an abandoned container—a thick Congolese refugee named Amara who needs help and offers gratitude in ways neither expected.

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The Pomegranate Orchard

The Pomegranate Orchard

Layla Khalidi2 min read

Fatima tends her grandmother's pomegranate orchard alone—until Iraqi refugee Kareem arrives seeking work, and they discover that sweetness can grow from bitter soil.

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The Refugee Camp Doctor

The Refugee Camp Doctor

Layla Khalidi4 min read

Dr. Layla finds purpose treating patients in Jenin refugee camp—and unexpected passion with Mahmoud, a resistance fighter whose wounds run deeper than flesh.

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The Refugee Romance

The Refugee Romance

Anastasia Chrome2 min read

Immigration lawyer Amira helps refugees navigate the British system. When she meets Yasir—a Pakistani political refugee—she discovers some cases become more than professional.

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Tindouf Testament

Tindouf Testament

Yasmina Khadra2 min read

Mbarka teaches Hassaniya poetry in Tindouf's camps. When linguist Omar arrives documenting refugee languages, she shows him that words can build nations. 'El kalma tmayyed' (الكلمة تمايد) - Words sustain.

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