Flüchtlinge erzählen – Berichte eines Arabisch sprechenden Helfers
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Saturday, 03.10.2015 Actually, this weekend should have passed calmly. On Friday, no one was expected and Sunday was even declared a day of rest. Surprisingly, however, in the afternoon the message came that buses were still to be expected. Thus, I got on my way and was at the accommodation facilities from 6:30 p.m. until … Weiterlesen
Sunday, 27. Sep 2015 Yesterday evening I was at the central bus station from 8pm until midnight working both as a volunteer helper and an Arabic translator. I only had a few smaller encounters. There were also a large number of Afghanis around, with whom I cannot converse as their language is different. First encounter … Weiterlesen
Thursday, 24/09/2015. I stayed in Dornach from 7pm to 1am yesterday. About 340 guests were in the shelter when I turned up, with another 100 people arriving later on. It was very busy and I barely had time for conversations. Encounter 1 A Syrian man arrived with his wife with destination to Trier [a … Weiterlesen
Monday, 21.09.2015 Actually, the refugees should have left Dornach yesterday. Apparently, a lack of busses was the reason why a portion of those present remained at the shelter. I called to find out what was missing food wise, and made my way to the Arabian food store in my neighborhood of Pasing. There I wanted … Weiterlesen
Thursday, 17.09.2015 Yesterday I went to the Johanniter emergency shelter in Dornach for the first time. I was there from 8 p.m. until 1 a.m. and helped to translate, there were several situations that arose. Situation 1 A young man of about 25 from Damascus comes to me and needs help with his SIM … Weiterlesen
September 15, 2015 The borders have been closed. Hardly any refugees are arriving. However, I still went to the Exhibition center yesterday and stayed there from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. There were about 250 guests at the facility. I had some more conversations and made notes. Encounter 1 Three 17-year-olds are being looked after … Weiterlesen
I actually wanted to go to the exhibition center (Messestadt) yesterday. However, there was a call for blankets, sleeping bags and insulated mats at the main station, so I decided to take over 2 sleeping bags that I’ve never really used. The situation at the main station was dramatic, so I decided to stay. A … Weiterlesen
Friday, 11. September 2015 I visited the refugee holding center at the Messestadt (trade fair center) again yesterday from 10:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. and managed to have a few conversations there. This time I took a few notes of key points after each conversation, so I’ll reproduce them here individually. Conversation 1 I met … Weiterlesen
I am overwhelmed by the reactions to my impressions of the situation with the incoming refugees. I see this not only as encouragement to continue, but also as an expression of sincere interest in the people who are arriving here and their stories. In this post I would like to clarify a few points. Actually, … Weiterlesen
September 10, 2015 by Karim Hamed Last night from 1 a.m. to 10 a.m., I volunteered at the relocation center on the premises of the Munich Trade Fair (Messestadt) as an Arab-speaking interpreter. When I was not interpreting, I had the opportunity to talk to some of the refugees, an opportunity not available to most … Weiterlesen