Amin Amori (26) from Iran and Saheb Alibeeg (23) from Iraq in front of their temporary home in Manheim.
Amin Amori (26) from Iran and Saheb Alibeeg (23) from Iraq in front of their temporary home in Manheim.
Amin and Saheb are among around 220 other asylum seekers that are temporarily situated in Manheim and make up for almost half of the village’s current population.
Both young men arrived in Germany in late 2015 and were transferred to Manheim shortly after. Locals gave them a warm welcome, they say, and the surrounding villages established a network to support the newcomers.
Both speak German and are preparing for an apprenticeship in a nearby college in Kerpen, but just like the other remaining villagers, they also are looking at an uncertain future. Uncertainty about when the bulldozers will arrive, where they will be moved to and whether they will be granted asylum.
