Sandrela Dakdouk, 21 
Stylist and actress from Damascus

YEARS OF WAR, HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS DEAD, MILLIONS
FLEEING. We know the pictures of
the people‘s suffering suffering. But
what do we know about their lives
before the war? Photographer Philipp
Rathmer has portrayed Syrian
refugees in their shelters and new
homes in Hamburg. They have told
him stories of their homeland and of
their lives in peacetimes. Juxtaposed
with the black-and-white portraits
are the colour photos that
journalist and author Martin Niessen
took in 1995, when he travelled
through Syria as a student. They
show a country that no longer exists,
a lost Heimat. Filmmaker Jule Kühn
has recorded the stories of refugees
in Hamburg for a documentary. Her
collage of their narratives shows
that pre-war life in Syria was not
much different from ours.
Lost Heimat – Memories of Syria

https://lostheimat.jimdofree.com

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Najd Al-Bakr, 25 
Business student from Damascus

Allaa Faham, 20 
High school student from Damascus

Helena Dakdouk, 19 
High school student from Damascus

Anas Aboura, 30 
Event manager from Damascus

Selma Hassan, 53 
Telecommunications engineer from Tartous

Farida Sheho, 15 
High school student from Aleppo

Mehrivan Sheho, 20 
High school student from Aleppo

Shahin Sheho, 24 
Theatre actor from Aleppo

William Al-Khoury, 51 
Administrative official from Homs

Ezzaldeen Hassani, 24 
Law student from Deir ez-Zor

Rozven Ali, 9 
Primary school student from Hasakeh with her parents

Alaa Al-Bagdadi, 22 
University student from Idlib

Hadi Al-Hannan, 29 
Painter and varnisher from Damascus

Anas Al-Agol, 30 
Business economist from Aleppo

Fahima Malki, 46 
Housewife from Qamishli and her son

Fadi Al-Salek, 20 
High school graduate from Damascus

Danny Aweel, 32 
Computer technician from Homs

Nermin Baravi, 32 
Project manager from Damascus