Category: Our stories

Ahmed and Halima,,ar,أحلام الطفولة أحمد وحليمة كانتا منفصلتين لمدة خمس سنوات بعد زواجهما,,en,وبفضل متبرع من Miles4Migrant ، يتم جمع شملهم الآن في المملكة المتحدة,,en,شارك أحمد قصته معنا,,en,"التقينا في قرية صغيرة في شرق بلدنا,,en,كنا كلا في المدرسة,,en,كانت ترتدي الزي الإسلامي باللون الأزرق,,en,كانت عينيها جميلة وقلبي ارتفعت,,en,ثم قلت لنفسي "هذا هو الشخص",,en,كان من الصعب بشكل خاص التفريق بينما كنا متزوجين حديثًا ونحتاج إلى التعرف على بعضنا البعض,,en,كنت قلقة بشأن كيفية إدارة حليمة لتغيير الطائرات في الرحلة حيث أنها لم تغادر منزل والدتها قبل ذلك,,en,كان من المدهش بالنسبة لها أن تدخل طائرة للمرة الأولى وتتمتع بها,,en

Childhood sweethearts Ahmed and Halima were apart for five years after they were married. Thanks to a Miles4Migrant’s donor they are now reunited in the UK. Ahmed shared his story with us: “We met in a small village in the east of our country. We were both in school. هي,en …

Ibrahim’s story

Ibrahim’s family are being harassed by security forces in their home country. His father was seriously injured in one attack and is being cared for by his wife. Ibrahim’s wife and children have been issued with UK entry visas but his father’s was denied. Whilst he makes arrangements for his …

Iman’s story

Iman first saw his wife at a party and wanted to speak to her. Their fathers arranged their first visit; ‘I fell in love with her’. Their wedding soon afterwards was attended by over 300 people, عائلة, friends and relatives. Iman worked as an architect and supported his wife and …

Abraham’s story

Abraham and his wife Senait met in Sudan, when he came to us they had been apart for three years. When Abraham arrived in the UK he struggled to contact his wife as she’d gone back to her home country. ‘It was very difficult, especially for me, because she was …

Zafeera’s story

In Sudan Zafeera studied Business Management and she’s now graduated. Her husband Ibrahim worked in a greengrocers ‘The same idea as Tesco, Lidl’. Apart for three years after Ibrahim was forced to flee Sudan the couple kept in touch on the phone and through Facebook and Whatsapp. لقد كنا,,en,عندما تمكنت من الاتصال بهم قبل عام ، بدأت عملية التمكن من جلبها,,en,عندما غادرت إيران كنت في شهر واحد,,en,"لم نتمكن من العيش,,en …

Michael’s story

Michael is a child living with carers in his home country. His mother fled to the UK and lost contact with Michael and his brother for several years. When she was able to make contact with them a year ago she started the process of being able to bring her …

Nazafarin’s story

I was a teacher in Iran and my husband was a mechanical engineer. I had opinions about women’s freedom an unfortunately the government didn’t like it so I left my country to avoid being in prison for the rest of my life. When I left Iran I was one month …

أراش وMaaria,,fi,في إيران أراش درس الهندسة المدنية وعمل كمهندس مدني,,en,درس زوجته Maaria الحوسبة,,en,بعد تغيير دينه لم يعد آمنا للأراش أن تكون في إيران وهرب إلى المملكة المتحدة,,en,ووMaaria كان بعيدا لأكثر من عامين,,en,"نحن لا يمكن أن يعيش من دون الآخر.",,en,"عندما رأينا بعضهم البعض في المطار كان واحدا من أفضل المشاعر في حياتنا ... في الواقع أنه من الصعب أن أقول.",,en,تعتزم أراش الآن الاستمرار في تحسين لغته الانجليزية حتى يتمكن من الذهاب إلى الجامعة هنا والعمل في المملكة المتحدة,,en

In Iran Arash studied civil engineering and worked as a civil engineer, his wife Maaria studied computing. After changing his religion it was no longer safe for Arash to be in Iran and he fled to the UK. He and Maaria were apart for over two years; “We couldn’t live …

Massoud’s story

“I don’t know which one to hug first” Massoud has been in the UK for two years – when he left Iran his wife Mina was pregnant. His daughter Banu was born whilst they were apart and over the last 18 months he’s watched her grow from a baby into …

Abba’s story

زوجته وابنه أبا الصورة بقوا في الخرطوم عندما جاء لطلب اللجوء في المملكة المتحدة والتي كانت فقط على اتصال عبر الهاتف للعام الماضي,,en,"أنا سعيد جدا لرؤيتهم مرة أخرى,,en,فاتني ابني لفترة طويلة وأنا لم أره,,en,وهو في صحة جيدة,,en,في المستقبل أريد أن أعيش مع عائلتي في سلام بعيدا عن الحرب والقتال ".,,en,للأشخاص الذين قد تبرعت لنا و,,en,Miles4Migrants,,en,لجعل لم شمل الأسرة أبا ممكن يقول,,en,"لا أستطيع شكرك بما فيه الكفاية.",,en,سودان,,en. “I am very happy to see them again. I missed my son for the long time I didn’t see …