---
title: "Ibrahim"
description: "“It was difficult to leave my school and friends in Syria, but I like the new teacher in the camp and I’ve got many new friends.\""
url: "https://www.nrc.no/more-than-a-number-home/ibrahim"
language: "en"
published: "2016-07-23T06:00:00Z"
modified: "2016-07-23T06:18:29Z"
---

# Ibrahim

Published 23. Jul 2016

[More than a number](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=312)

This article was first published more than 10 years ago

“It was difficult to leave my school and friends in Syria, but I like the new teacher in the camp and I’ve got many new friends."

"It all feels more normal now. With the laboratory, I see with my own eyes how everything works and put theory into practice. I find the topics about magnetism and gravity the most interesting.”

*Ibrahim (16) is #MoreThanANumber (Location: Erbil, Iraq)*

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