Mar
13
2020
Deserted Pazarkule, "A Haunted House"
If we define our own living space though predefined identities of belonging, norms for a ‘home;’ for the last two weeks Pazarkule is a ‘haunted house’. For the last two weeks the ‘no man’s land’ –the buffer zone between the two borders– spearhead defendable values of the modern age. This no man’s land has been home to open violations of people’s inalienable right to live.
Renowned French philosopher Jacques...
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Nov
27
2019
I am strong, and will only become more so
This year at our Mardin Support to Life Hub, where the work we conduct as the implementing partner of Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe and with the financing of European Union through its Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations focuses mainly on closing the ‘gaps’ and facilitating marginalized or at-risk refugees’ access to their basic needs and rights, community volunteers play an active role within our activities. Thanks to our...
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Feb
20
2019
A Basic Need: To Understand and be Understood
Elvin is 30 years old, married and has two children – Eflin and Aden. They live in Kazanlı, where farming (especially greenhouses) is the main source of livelihood. The day we reach there is just a couple of days after a strong storm. Some greenhouses have their roofs blown over and as we drive in the narrow roads between the fields, looking for Elvin’s home, care-takers are hard at work to get them fixed.
Kazanlı is remote. It is a...
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