‘In the area around Be’eri, the kibbutz where the Hamas attack took place on the 7th of October, there were people who had been supporting Gazans for years, for example by driving them to Israel if they needed better medical assistance. For an average Israeli, such activists have always been complete freaks,’ Matan, an Israeli living in Warsaw and member of the peace organization Combatants for Peace, tells Salam Lab
He left Cuba because it became too cramped for him. When at the end of the concert he was asked to praise the Cuban Revolution from the stage, he realized he did not have enough freedom
On April 16th, the whole world was talking about Yemen. That day saw a landmark event – a prisoner exchange between the Huti movement and the Yemeni government recognized by the UN. Today, more than a week after the landmark event, prisoners held by Huti militants are beginning to tell their stories
It’s been a year already. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is also the anniversary of establishing the 'Radziwiłłowska 3′ or 'R3′ Help Point (named after a street name) run by the Salam Lab. During these 365 days, thousands of Ukrainians and refugees of other nationalities passed through this place, all fleeing the brutality of war, suffering, and death
’I wish that people didn’t have to be scared anymore. I want them to ask questions, even the inappropriate ones . I prefer that Poles ask me from which part of Iraq I am, so that I can answer back and tell them that I’m from Iran and not Iraq. This helps us start a dialogue and get to know each other better. Those who don’t know are scared’. An interview with Farid, an Iranian living in Poland for 11 years
’When I was finally able to reconnect with my family, I saw my mother’s hands shaking.’ Huseyin Celik, a journalist from Turkey living in Warsaw, tells Salam Lab about the earthquake
„We can’t go to school, university, work, nor can we play our favourite sports. We had no choice but to leave our country”. Interview with a climber from Afghanistan.
In our society when a girl is underage, she stays under the custody of her father, when she is married, she is under the custody of her husband. It means that a girl is never independent. Read a story of a young doctor from Afghanistan living in Poland.
“I am Rojin Shamo from Iraqi Kurdistan. I am a Yazidi and being a Yazidi is not easy. I’ve always wanted freedom. Europe seemed to be the solution to my problem. I arrived in Lithuania last year, on June 21st to be exact. I live in a refugee camp. My dreams of freedom in Europe ended with me living alongside complete strangers.
First of all, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Tiba Atheer Kallas. I’m 14. I’d like to start this letter by telling you about my dreams and asking…