Bashar Taha
| Interview | Carolin Emcke |
| Interview language | English |
| Country of origin | Northern Iraq-Kurdistan |
| Year of migration | 2017 |
| Interview length | 02:25:50 |
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Sequencing
| 1 | Introduction Bashar Taha | ||||
| 2 | Languages | ||||
| 3 | Family and childhood in Dohuk, Kurdistan, Iraq | ||||
| 3.1 | Family structure and divorce of parents | ||||
| 3.2 | Living with relatives from the age of 12 in … | ||||
| 3.3 | Landscapes of Dohuk in Kurdistan | ||||
| 4 | Education as an actor and student dorm | ||||
| 5 | Sexuality and being diverse | ||||
| 5.1 | Intolerance of society in Kurdistan | ||||
| 5.2 | Working as a makeup artist | ||||
| 5.3 | Exploring being different | ||||
| 5.4 | Situation of queer people in Kurdistan and taboos | ||||
| 5.5 | Coming-out and lack of a queer community | ||||
| 5.6 | Homophobia and violence against LGBT | ||||
| 5.7 | Working life | ||||
| 6 | Political atmosphere in Kurdistan, Iraq | ||||
| 6.1 | Working for a political TV-channel in Erbil | ||||
| 6.2 | ISIS-attack | ||||
| 6.3 | Videoclip and pressure | ||||
| 6.4 | Invasion of secret police | ||||
| 6.5 | Escape to Turkey | ||||
| 6.6 | Fear of death and leaving everything behind | ||||
| 6.7 | Farewell | ||||
| 7 | Escape | ||||
| 7.1 | Refugee status | ||||
| 7.2 | Lack of money in Turkey | ||||
| 7.3 | Smuggler | ||||
| 7.4 | In one transporter with 25 families | ||||
| 7.5 | Turkey-Greece-border | ||||
| 7.6 | Being hit by border police and humiliation | ||||
| 7.7 | Back to Turkey | ||||
| 7.8 | Returning to Kurdistan and Black-List | ||||
| 7.9 | To Europe by foot | ||||
| 7.10 | Arrival in Stockholm | ||||
| 8 | Germany/Berlin | ||||
| 8.1 | First impression of Germany at the airport | ||||
| 8.2 | Safe space for LGBT in Berlin | ||||
| 8.3 | German history and LGBT | ||||
| 8.4 | Difference between refugees and expats in Berlin | ||||
| 8.5 | Barriers in the housing and labour market for non-Europeans | ||||
| 8.6 | Generalization, prejudices and discrimination | ||||
| 8.7 | Being a refugee in Berlin | ||||
| 8.8 | Lifestyle of a gay man, in Kurdistan and in Berlin | ||||
| 9 | Visibility and social media and LGBT-rights | ||||
| 10 | Threat reports | ||||
| 11 | Community in Berlin and feeling of home | ||||
| 12 | Stability | ||||
| 13 | Experiencing Germany and german politics | ||||
| 14 | Sharing experiences with friends | ||||
| 15 | Repercussions on self-perception of being a refugee | ||||
| 16 | Missing Kurdistan | ||||
| 17 | Dreams and wishes | ||||
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