Author Archives: Parwana Amiri

Letters to the world from Ritsona (No.18)

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Parwana Amiri

”Would you stay silent?” If you would be one of us, here in Ritsona camp, far from the town, isolated, without access to any decent services that would cater to your basic needs, would you remain silent? Would you stay silent if your children wasted away, idle, with no schooling or learning? If you were … Continue reading Letters to the world from Ritsona (No.18) → Continue reading →

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1000 stories and dreams from Ritsona (No.4)

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Parwana Amiri

”Disabillity does not kill dreams” After a bomb attack, in the city of Herat, Afghanistan, which injured my leg terribly, I went to Iran. The doctors there wanted to amputate my leg. Luckily for me, there were some American doctors who did not agree and only operated on it. For five months after the operation, … Continue reading 1000 stories and dreams from Ritsona (No.4) → Continue reading →

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Letters to the world from Ritsona (No.17)

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Parwana Amiri

”My dear parents ,this money is my right” I am a girl in need of certain necessities and to have them, I don’t want to be in bondage of pieces of papers called “money”. When my rights get stifled by the people around me, I can fight for them, especially if I have the support … Continue reading Letters to the world from Ritsona (No.17) → Continue reading →

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1000 stories and dreams from Ritsona (No.3)

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Parwana Amiri

“Story of a bitter past, a lost present and an unclear future”  In Afghanistan: I got married when I was 12. No one asked my consent. In our village, Katshod, Ghirij, what is most important is not the girl’s desire, but only the price that her marriage can obtain. My husband who was 20 years … Continue reading 1000 stories and dreams from Ritsona (No.3) → Continue reading →

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Letters to the world from Ritsona(No.16)

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Parwana Amiri

”My world is farming” When my wife and I immigrated to Iran, the Iranian government threatened us with deportation. That was exactly the moment we discoverd that my wife was pregnant and it was then that we started praying for a miracle. My youth had been poisoned by discrimination. The mere idea that my child … Continue reading Letters to the world from Ritsona(No.16) → Continue reading →

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1000 stories and dreams from Ritsona(No.02)

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Parwana Amiri

”My pains behind my smiling old face” Wife : I want to express our pains in behalf of my husband. When you can not find yourself in what you were dreaming for , then you should take further steps to find, see your children reaching their dreams. During the revolutional presidency of doctor Najib we … Continue reading 1000 stories and dreams from Ritsona(No.02) → Continue reading →

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1000 stories and dreams from Ritsona (No.01)

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Parwana Amiri

”Will war in syria ever finish…?   I dream of a future when I will be reunited with my children, who left Syria before me and, now, live in Germany. Nothing is more important than my children. I hope this endless war in Syria will finish and that I will be able to start a … Continue reading 1000 stories and dreams from Ritsona (No.01) → Continue reading →

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Letters to the world from Ritsona (No.15)

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Parwana Amiri

”Here is the world of moving statues. Here is the world of ghosts” Yes, everyone is alive, but without a soul, without a purpose, without the energy of inspiration and desire that animates all life. Their only wish is to cross Greece’s frontier and reach another European country. There is no light of hope here, … Continue reading Letters to the world from Ritsona (No.15) → Continue reading →

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Letters to the wrold from Ritsona (No.14)

Posted on November 7, 2020 by Parwana Amiri

”Will we be reunited?” Marriage is not only a traditional cultural ceremony. It is also an official proof that the two people who got married and their children constitute a unified family which should not be broken. Differences in nationality, religion, race between wives and husbands should never justify the splitting of a family. Moreover, … Continue reading Letters to the wrold from Ritsona (No.14) → Continue reading →

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Letters to the world from Ritsona (No.13)

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Parwana Amiri

60 years resistant I had a simple life before I was forced to become a refugee. Mine was a small family with sweet dreams for the future. It was a united and loving family, caring and soothing each other with words, with affection, with smiles, with encouragement.These, not medicines, were the cures for our wounds, … Continue reading Letters to the world from Ritsona (No.13) → Continue reading →

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