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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kirsten Grieshaber

A decade after the refugee crisis that shook Europe, a Syrian family becomes German

Germany Migration - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Nearly a decade after fleeing Syria's civil war, Rahaf Alshaar sat on her couch in a leafy suburb of Berlin sipping Arabic coffee spiced with cardamom.

When she, her husband and their three daughters arrived in Germany as refugees, they adapted quickly to their new country: learning the language, finding jobs and attending school.

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