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title: "Majed"
description: "“There was a bomb explosion next to my school. I was afraid.\""
url: "https://www.nrc.no/more-than-a-number-home/majed"
language: "en"
published: "2016-07-16T06:00:00Z"
modified: "2016-07-16T06:18:29Z"
---

# Majed

Published 16. Jul 2016

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

This article was first published more than 10 years ago

“There was a bomb explosion next to my school. I was afraid."

"My cousin died in a prison in Syria. I’m in Greece but my father is in Sweden. I don't know anything about Sweden. I just hope to see my father again.”

*Majed (10) and his relative (3) are #MoreThanANumber (Location: Chios, Greece)*

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