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The Story of Rashid

Hear about how Rashid journeyed from the borders of Punjab to the gardens of France.

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European Dream

Abid Hussain’s life unfolded against the backdrop of a brick kiln—a family business that provided just enough to...

Barbed Wires, Fences and Borders

There’s barbed wires everywhere, Inside homes. Outside of them too. Pieces of glass placed on the walls so...

From Kilns to Cobblestones

Ahmad, a native of Wazirabad in Punjab, Pakistan, was born into a family of 10 siblings, 7 sisters...

From Mandi Bahuddin to Barcelona

Fahid Mohsin spent his early years in one of the many houses in Mandi Bahaduddin that dream of...

I didn’t come to Europe to sell flowers

It is a quaint evening in Rome. Due to a national holiday for Saint Augustine, Rome is unusually...

Pakistani-Spanish: navigating hyphenated identities

The European Dream is true. For Zaid, at least. A Spanish wife, a Pakistani wife, 5 running businesses...

Paths Apart

At twenty one Reza and Bilal’s lives that lay before them were predictable. Bilal’s father was a landowner...

Things i took with me on my journey to Europe

The packs of cigarettes as sustenance Panjiri, mixed nuts cooked in desi ghee that my mother lovingly made, My...