Loujain/
Lebanon, Omar Gabriel, Syria
“I dream of feeling safe in my home and on the streets, to live in dignity and enjoy the simple things in life”
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Jacques Paul/
Sweden, Syria
“im brown. im golden. im a child of the sun. a child of the rainbow.”
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Nawras/
Syria
“despite the beatings and insults and the humiliating and hard words and despite being deprived of my most basic rights for almost 3 months… I would not give up because I knew I was right… breathing in the free air and crying both from happiness/relief and sadness. I thanked God and prayed and stood there staring at the sea until it was time to escape from Syria.”
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Nathalie/
Syria
“I don’t want to write about my story because it bothers me a lot, it is exhausting me and makes me cry.”
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Abou El Kheir/
Syria
“You are rejected here. You will die because you are gay. I’m seeking to live in a peaceful place and feel comfortable. Not spending all my time in fear from police and society.”
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Shirine/
Syria
“They told me that if I stayed they would not be responsible for my safety. I knew that meant… they will rape me and discover who I am, then they will kill me.”
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Ratib/
Syria
“They used their hands, their feet, cables, sticks – from 11 to 6 in the morning. I was bruised all over my body… They didn’t ask me anything. They beat me because I am gay.”
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Gad/
Syria
“Silence lives inside me in the darkness of fear and a despotic desperation…which settled in the hidden parts of the soul.”
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Sally/
Syria
“My society is ruled by religions which strongly refuse my sexuality so I lived wearing the mask of a straight man.”
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M/
Syria
At first they threatened to cut my head off or shoot me – they would place the knife on my neck and say to me “are you ready to die”
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