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| At 67, Fatima became one of the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria. |
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| Now, 13 months after arriving in Greece, shes about to relocate to Finland. |
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| I brought 12 children into this world, Fatima says, sitting on a wheelchair while holding a thick wooden cane. |
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| Now, two of my children are in Sweden, two are in Germany and another three are still in Syria. |
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| Fatima is surrounded by her son, Suleiman, her daughter in law and her grandkids. |
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| They all show a lot of affection to the soft-spoken matriarch. |
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| We left our hometown of Afrin because there was nothing there for us anymore. |
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| We have been through so much pain, so much fear, so many humiliations. |
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| I knew it would be a difficult journey but I could still walk on my own and I had my four sons with me, so that kept me calm and composed. |
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| We had to reach Europe and we arrived last February, on the island of Lesbos. |
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| Now, the time has come to move to Finland. |
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| Its always difficult to make a new start, especially for someone of my age. |
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| I feel somewhat apprehensive about moving to Finland, but all I want is to be together with my children and my grandchildren. |
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| I know we will find our way in our new home – I dont miss Syria at all, Syria is over for me. |
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| Suleiman, at 35, has to take care of his mother and his young family. |
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| I have dreams for them. |
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| My children are my biggest priority, of course, I want them to have the best possible education, so that they will be able to advance professionally. |
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| But, I also have my own little dream. |
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| Back in Syria, I was working as a car painter and I was looking forward to start my own workshop. |
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| I had to abandon this plan because of the war but now that Im moving to Finland, I will make my dream come true, I will start my own business, Suleiman says enthusiastically, holding his children in his arms. |