Author: Ellysse V. Dick
Maha, a Young Pediatrician is Forced to Leave her Daesh (ISIS)-Controlled Hometown in Northern Raqqa
She eventually leaves Syria for Turkey and hopes to continue on to Germany.
Read MoreArchetypes of Escape #6: “I would be shamed if I did not go”
Mainly expressed by young men pushed into going by their families, it has become a social norm. Others have made
Read MoreArchetypes of Escape #4: “I would like to reunite with my family”
Includes hoping to reunite with children and parents who have already made the journey to Europe or the US.
Read MoreArchetypes of Escape #3: “I want my family to thrive”
Includes: leaning toward improved business opportunities; career advancement; educational opportunities
Read MoreArchetypes of Escape #2: “I felt compelled to escape grinding poverty and exploitation”
Includes: escape from debt; Juju; weakening incomes; exploitative work like sex work; indentured farm labor
Read MoreArchetypes of Escape #1: “I was in extreme danger where I was (or my family was)”
Includes: political, ethnic and religious violence; threat of conscription; household conflict; violence from land disputes and other violence; violence from
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