Refugee stories, books, poems, and more

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Marion Piedra, a climate refugee from Texas, stumbles into a new life in the far North. Please note that a character in this story experiences suicidal ideation, and the portrayal is authentic. Do not read this story if that could be damaging to you. Read More

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The self-proclaimed nation of Marinabridge is an improbable haven: an upcycled arcology, built in international waters upon a colossal trans-oceanic bridge. It represents a last chance for nature and humanity in an increasingly ravaged and isolationist world. Here, Davis Young works as a reutilisation engineer, embodying the principles of recycling… Read More
Jasim is a Syrian refugee now living in the UK after a trek across the Middle East and Europe. He's learned to look after himself, to fight his way through trouble. His biggest problem is that he feels no-one understands the problems his country is living through: they make the… Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

How would you feel if you had to flee your home and be parted from your family? I tried to imagine. I tried to feel it. This poem was written for students learning English as a foreign language, to instigate discussion. Read More
This story recounts my experience of finding an East German refugee in our basement. Read More
Europeans sometimes complain about refugees. This story changes everything and looks at what happens if there was war in Europe, and Europeans were refugees Read More

Tags: war, child, refugee

This place I am forced to call home... is nothing like a home to me. Read More
It's refugee day and I just kind of wanted to share my thoughts. Read More
Refugee boy goes on boat, Flashbacks show his life before. Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

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Poem / Poetry

November 04, 2017

The journey to a new country … Read More
Being an immigrant in a foreign country ... Read More
This is my story. I am Syrian refugee in Belgium. My trip from Turkey to Belgium by foot. hope you enjoy reading it Read More

Tags: war, syria, refugee, aleppo

Diplomatic missions are part of the relation between different states. Their role is very important as official representation to maintain good relation in an globalized and interconnected world, even more than by the past. Angelina is a super envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), an agency… Read More
a refugee child laborer's memory of his father empowers his will to battle out against the odds and begin a journey towards an unseen, but better future. Read More

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The Booksie Classic House

All about the refugees trying to give their families a life. Read More

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Zon, a sixteen year old girl living in a futuristic dystopia must escape her blood thirsty country with her older brother Zane before the chief of a military force captures and discovers that they are sober from Senetrine12, an opiate designed too erase any individuality, physically altering and reshaping spheres… Read More
This is my mother's story of fleeing Vietnam after the war. I appreciate anyone reading it and am grateful for feedback. Read More
My thoughts on the recent attacks in Paris, and the backlash towards the Islamic community Read More
This is a preview of the first 3 chapters of first book of The Saphora Trilogy. Enjoy! Read More
I found this poem I wrote a while back. It is about being from mixed heritage parents, being a British Muslim and about being a second generation immigrant. Read More

Poem / Poetry

February 24, 2013

Being a refugee isn't a choice. Read More

Tags: war, hope, refugee, refuge

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Comments: 25

The Booksie Classic House

So perfect, yet so weak, one touch and it will crumble.... "See, don´t fight for something that will make you lose more than you can gain. Fight for a higher purpose. Fight for the end of injustice... Fight for a better world!" Read More
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