Living with the Uncertainty of Refuge

A story of two Syrian refugees, united and divided by political forces.

by Lorena Rios

On the night of August 13, 2015, two young Syrian men were preparing to set out toward Greece from the Turkish coast. Hiding behind bushes on the shores of the Turkish village of Bodrum, each man made a monumental choice. Bashar, aged twenty-four, decided to turn back toward Istanbul, while Basel, aged twenty-six, decided to continue onward to Germany.