hope, love, and a teddy bear

November 24, 2015 1:27 PM

We asked refugees: What did you bring with you?
posted by infini (7 comments total)

Um Shadee, 50 ... tells me that the most important thing she brought with her is her husband, Abu Shadee

All of these stories are notable but this was the standout to me. How many of these folks have had to leave loved ones behind. Apparently five of the Shadees' children are still in Syria.
posted by Sheydem-tants at 2:09 PM on November 24, 2015 [2 favorites]

The robot toy. Even children understand about love and memory and leaving.
posted by MonkeyToes at 2:23 PM on November 24, 2015 [1 favorite]

Aslan brought Rose.
posted by adamvasco at 3:43 PM on November 24, 2015 [3 favorites]

I don't know why but I completely lost it when it came to Halaa and her father's notebooks. I just couldn't go any further without feeling incredibly lucky and completely helpless at the same time.
posted by savitarka at 4:19 PM on November 24, 2015 [1 favorite]

Thank you so much for this. It's very powerful and moving.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 4:31 PM on November 24, 2015

I hope it works out somehow for all of these unfortunate people.
posted by Meatbomb at 6:22 PM on November 24, 2015 [1 favorite]

[Manar, in Jordan,] has two brothers in Syria. One of them didn’t have papers to allow him to cross the border into Jordan and the other was caught working, which is illegal for refugees.

Aw, hell.
posted by daveliepmann at 1:43 AM on November 25, 2015 [1 favorite]