Sofiane Ait Chalalet lives and works on Samos, a Greek island in the eastern Aegean close to the coast of Turkey. Sofiane is Algerian. She and Chris Jones write about the crisis in Greece and Samos and their articles can be found on their blog - http://samoschronicles.wordpress.com/.
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Published in: Mediterranean journeys in hopeRevealing truths: talking with refugees in SamosBoth creating and ameliorating suffering for refugees are profitable businesses. Refugees are aware of this, and...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Reasons for leaving: refugee stories from SamosThe term ‘economic migrant’ has been a key weapon in the authorities’ war against refugees, yet it hides much more...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Islam and refugees: some observations from SamosRefugees are entering a Europe that sees some of them as terrorists and Islamist extremists. The reality is that the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Winter is coming!With winter approaching, the journey that refugees face to reach Europe is becoming ever more dangerous. Why are...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Walking in the sun: refugees on Samos islandThe issue of making refugees walk 20 or 25 kms in the blazing heat is just one example amongst many that...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?They are just like usAs Samos islanders stand in solidarity with the refugees arriving at their ports, again and again we hear locals...