Category: Our stories

Ahmed y halima,,ar,Amores de la infancia Ahmed y Halima estuvieron separados durante cinco años después de haberse casado,,en,Gracias a un donante de Miles4Migrant, ahora están reunidos en el Reino Unido,,en,Ahmed compartió su historia con nosotros,,en,"Nos conocimos en un pequeño pueblo en el este de nuestro país.,,en,Los dos estábamos en la escuela,,en,Ella,,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. She …

La historia de Ibrahim,,en,La familia de Ibrahim está siendo hostigada por las fuerzas de seguridad en su país de origen,,en,Su padre resultó gravemente herido en un ataque y está siendo atendido.,,en

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 …

La historia de Iman,,en,La historia de Iman,,en,Iman vio por primera vez a su esposa en una fiesta y quería hablar con ella,,en,Sus padres organizaron su primera visita,,en,'Me enamoré de ella',,en,Su boda poco después fue asistida por más de,,en,gente,,en,amigos y parientes,,en,Iman trabajó como arquitecto y apoyó a su esposa y unos años más tarde su hijo también,,en,Tuvieron una buena vida juntos con muchos viajes juntos como familia,,en,años después, Iman se vio obligado a huir de Irán,,en,su viaje no fue sencillo,,en,Perdió el contacto con su familia a veces,,en,Después de haber sido detenido sin comida o asistencia médica en Europa, supo que su hijo no estaba bien y que no estaba soportando el estrés de lo que le había sucedido a su padre, por lo que decidió regresar a Irán para ver a su familia.,,en

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, familia, 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. We have been …

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. Tenía opiniones sobre la libertad de las mujeres y desafortunadamente al gobierno no le gustó, así que me fui de mi país para evitar estar en prisión por el resto de mi vida.,,en,Cuando salí de Irán, estuve un mes,,en. When I left Iran I was one month …

Arash and Maaria

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

Abba ‘s wife and son stayed behind in Khartoum when he came to seek asylum in the UK and have only been in touch over the phone for the past year. “I am very happy to see them again. I missed my son for the long time I didn’t see …