Department of Language and Linguistic Science
The Book of Refugees: a multilingual record of memories, dreams and aspirations of refugees in the UK
Posted on 15 August 2022
This project aims at creating a window through which we are given access to the memories and stories of refugees summed up in a few words. These can be words of wisdom, which refugees take as a way of life, poems they wrote, brief reflections on their experiences, as well as works of art like calligraphy and drawings. The main objective of this project is to create a bridge between refugees and the community in which they live and to fight racism and hate with knowledge, dialogue and understanding.
The project involves the collection of short contributions from refugees, which will then be published on the project webpage both in the original language and in English. A selection of contributions will be published in hard copy.
For further information on the project and to know how to submit your contribution, visit the project website in English, in Arabic; in Dari, in Kurdish, in Pashto, in Ukrainian.