Since2015 Friesland receivedapproximately 2,250 adult refugees. Leeuwarden houses the majority of these immigrants, about 540. Naimee Alayobi, an 18-year-old Syrian girl told us her story and talked about her dreams and the challenges of starting over in the West. This is part 2 of a series of 3. More
Monthly Archives: September 2018
Citizens of Liwadden [5]: Klaas Tolsma
‘Citizens of Liwadden’ (‘Inwoners van Liwadden’) is a series of video portraits of remarkable citizens from Leeuwarden. In part 5 Klaas Tolsma tells about his passion, street organs…
A Syrian girl in Leeuwarden [1]
Since 2015 Friesland received approximately 2,250 adult refugees. Leeuwarden houses the majority of these immigrants, about 540. We rarely get a chance to see the journey and difficulties of a refugee through the eyes of one of them. How is the integration with Dutch society, what are the obstacles of learning a new language, work, study. What are the biggest difficulties and what are the best things about living in Friesland. Naimee Alayobi, an 18-year-old Syrian girl told us her story and talked about her dreams and the challenges of starting over in the West. More
The Secrets of Leeuwarden [4]: Jacobijnerkerkhof
‘Secrets of Leeuwarden’ is a YourPost series of videos about famous Leeuwarder buildings and their secrets. In this episode tells Ad Fahner about the Jacobijnerkerkhof. By: Hiltje Bekkema
Somewhere in Fryslân [1]: Burgum
Fryslân is one of the most beautiful provinces of the Netherlands, surrounded by nature, life and a lot of unique and interesting places to visit. However, most people tend to focus on bigger cities to visit, like Leeuwarden, which, don’t get me wrong, it’s a wonderful city, but they forget about the hidden gems of Fryslân such as Burgum. More
