Yasmin Merei
| Interview | Joseph Vogl |
| Interview language | English |
| Country of origin | Syria |
| Year of migration | 2012 |
| Interview length | 02:36:44 |
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Sequencing
| 1 | Introduction Yasmin Merei | ||||
| 2 | Birth, family and childhood in Kalat Hassan, Syria | ||||
| 2.1 | Landscape in Kalat Hassan | ||||
| 2.2 | Social and family structure | ||||
| 2.3 | Move to Homs and studies | ||||
| 2.4 | Role of class in the syrian society | ||||
| 2.5 | Occupation of the parents | ||||
| 2.6 | Stigmatization of poverty | ||||
| 3 | Marriage | ||||
| 3.1 | Marriage and class | ||||
| 3.2 | The divorce | ||||
| 3.3 | Religion and life choices | ||||
| 3.4 | Return to the family's house after divorce | ||||
| 4 | Working in Syria | ||||
| 5 | Role of religion and tradition within the family | ||||
| 6 | Difficulties of a divorced woman in society | ||||
| 7 | Political atmosphere in Syria | ||||
| 7.1 | Demonstrations, revolution and life in Homs | ||||
| 7.2 | Valley of Christians in Kalat Hasan | ||||
| 7.3 | Siege and inflation | ||||
| 7.4 | Move of the husband to Libanon, bombardement of Syria | ||||
| 8 | Escape to Sweida | ||||
| 8.1 | Leaving the family house | ||||
| 8.2 | Uncertainty and the decision to leave Kalat Hasan | ||||
| 8.3 | Escape | ||||
| 8.4 | The only object from home, the book of poetry | ||||
| 8.5 | Farewell from home | ||||
| 9 | Sweida | ||||
| 9.1 | Renting a small flat | ||||
| 9.2 | Militants take father and brother | ||||
| 9.3 | Men of family in prison | ||||
| 9.4 | Working as an editor for the newspaper | ||||
| 9.5 | Fear of being arrested and rape and escape to Libanon | ||||
| 10 | Citizens´ meetings and move to Beirut | ||||
| 11 | Faith: hope for justice | ||||
| 12 | Religious diversity in the region | ||||
| 13 | Conflicts between various religious groups | ||||
| 14 | Antagonism, fear for each other and espionage | ||||
| 15 | Corruption and discrimination | ||||
| 16 | Love and politics | ||||
| 16.1 | A sunni woman falling in love with an alevist man | ||||
| 16.2 | Mother forbids university | ||||
| 16.3 | Secret relationship | ||||
| 16.4 | Disagreement between families | ||||
| 17 | Educational system in Syria | ||||
| 18 | Politics in Syria | ||||
| 18.1 | Dictatorship of Family Assad | ||||
| 18.2 | Death of Hafiz al-Assad and fear of Alewites | ||||
| 18.3 | Propaganda | ||||
| 18.4 | Baath party and forced involvement | ||||
| 18.5 | Bashar al Assad as president and hopes | ||||
| 18.6 | Impossibility of opposition | ||||
| 18.7 | Dreams of future and imaginations | ||||
| 19 | Fate of the father | ||||
| 19.1 | Father's arrest and torture | ||||
| 19.2 | Meeting the brother in Libanon after liberation | ||||
| 19.3 | Torture | ||||
| 19.4 | Father's stroke in prison | ||||
| 19.5 | Humiliation of father in prison | ||||
| 19.6 | Death of father after prison | ||||
| 20 | Escape to Libanon | ||||
| 20.1 | Escape from Sweida | ||||
| 20.2 | Checkpoints between Sweida and Damaskus | ||||
| 20.3 | Escape to Beirut | ||||
| 20.4 | Staying with friends | ||||
| 21 | Move to Turkey | ||||
| 21.1 | Invitation to media workshops in Turkey | ||||
| 21.2 | Working as a journalist in Turkey | ||||
| 21.3 | Residence status | ||||
| 21.4 | Nomination for a scholarship in Los Angeles | ||||
| 22 | War-violence, doubts and loss of faith | ||||
| 23 | First visit in North-Syria | ||||
| 23.1 | Interview with leader Ahrar-Sham | ||||
| 23.2 | Normalization of death in syrian society | ||||
| 23.3 | Ramadan and refusal to fast, loss of faith | ||||
| 23.4 | Impressions of Syria | ||||
| 24 | Taking off the Hidjab | ||||
| 25 | Faith, religion and spirituality | ||||
| 26 | Scholarship and connection to Germany | ||||
| 27 | Previous knowledge about Germany | ||||
| 28 | Traveling with a Syrian passport | ||||
| 29 | Relation between Judaism and Israel | ||||
| 30 | Traveling to the USA and impressions | ||||
| 31 | Asylum | ||||
| 32 | Political debate about migration and democratic values | ||||
| 33 | Difficulties for refugees when arriving in Europe | ||||
| 34 | Germany, Berlin | ||||
| 34.1 | Visa and work in Germany | ||||
| 34.2 | Love for Berlin | ||||
| 34.3 | Asylum for brother in London | ||||
| 34.4 | Contact with mother | ||||
| 34.5 | Support for the family in Syria from here | ||||
| 34.6 | Pain of the syrian mother | ||||
| 34.7 | Support and help by german friends | ||||
| 34.8 | Experiences in Germany | ||||
| 34.9 | Society's reaction to refugees | ||||
| 34.10 | Building a syrian community, pain and alienation | ||||
| 34.11 | Language and integration | ||||
| 34.12 | Refugee status, stigmas and privileges | ||||
| 34.13 | Learning German | ||||
| 34.14 | Memories of Homs and new relation to Berlin | ||||
| 34.15 | Confrontation with death in Syrian and Germany | ||||
| 34.16 | Anthropological museums, history and identity | ||||
| 35 | Final words | ||||
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