"Willkommen bei Freunden"

31.05.2015 daHEIM

Abd Elrahmann, Mohamed Firas, Hameed, and Dakel were invited to meet with Manuela Schwesig, the German Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. This was to mark the launch of the Federal Government's new program "Willkommen bei Freunden" (welcome at friends'"), initiated to ease young people's taking refuge in Germany.

The press conference took place at the Internationales JugendKunst- und Kulturhaus Schlesische27, managed by Barbara Meyer. The federal program was started with a panel discussion, with Federal Minister Manuela Schwesig, Dr. Heike Kahl, of Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung, and Aydan Özoguz, Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration taking part.
For Deutsche Welle (German radio station) Bettina Marx would talk to Dakel and Mohamed Firas; on May 29, RTL would broadcast a short report in their Nachtjournal.
 

bc | Mohamed Firas - ready to go

Abd Elrahmann - ready to go

Mohamed Firas - ready to go

dakel | Abd Elrahmann - ready to go

KUNSTASYL on Tours | Frau Douah

arrival at Schlesische27

waiting for

I sensed / I felt

Hameed | Abd Elrahmann

arrival of Federal Minister

Mohamed Firas intervening when the press photo is taken: "Do I look like a refugee?"

intervention Mohamed Firas, "Do I look like a refugee?" Behind him, holding the letter "L", is Manuela Schwesig, the German Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth; Aydan Özoguz, Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration is holding the letter "K"

bc | Mohamed Firas | Barbara Meyer, Leiterin der Schlesischen27

Congratulations to Mohamed Firas

panel discussion

Abd Elrahman, entering the podium

Dr. Heike Kahl von der Deutschen Kinder- und Jugendstiftung, Die Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Manuela Schwesig, Moderator Helmut Heimann, Aydan Özoğuz, die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration und Abd Elrahmann

Mohamed Firas, RTL shooting

Mohamed Firas, Interview Deutsche Welle

Die Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Manuela Schwesig im Gespräch mit Mohamed Firas

Die Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Manuela Schwesig und Mohamed Firas : "Willkommen bei Freunden"