---
title: "Raghad"
description: "“I like to draw grass, the sun, birds and myself. I miss the grass in Syria. Here, there is only grass in the market.\""
url: "https://www.nrc.no/more-than-a-number-home/raghad"
language: "en"
published: "2016-07-06T06:32:26Z"
modified: "2016-07-06T07:09:42Z"
---

# Raghad

Published 06. Jul 2016

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

This article was first published more than 10 years ago

“I like to draw grass, the sun, birds and myself. I miss the grass in Syria. Here, there is only grass in the market."

"I miss seeing my grandfather and going to his house. He had a swing in the backyard we used to play with.”

*Raghad (7) is #MoreThanANumber (Location: Zaatari, Jordan)*

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