Instructions for fitness exercises sent by the father from home
Esmael, Iran
Tattoo saying: My father is a lion hunter
Entry to Germany: 2017
Residency permit status: temporary / pending asylum procedure
Education status: lower secondary education (level 2) pupil
Career aspiration: hairdresser, car mechanic
Esmael in his personal bedroom
Q Why did you want or have to leave your homeland?
A Don’t want to talk about it.
Q How did you get to Germany and how long were you traveling?
A Four days by airplane.
Q Is there anything you would like to share about this journey so that others can learn about it?
A No comment [blanc]
Q What do you particularly like in Germany?
A Security.
Q What do you like better in your home country?
A Culture.
Q What do you wish for your future?
A I don’t know yet.
Faravahar, secular national and cultural symbol of Zoroastrianism, partly persecuted by the Iranian regime [screengrab by coutesy from private collection]
Esmael with his brother and their father at his gym in Iran [screengrab by coutesy from private collection]
Esmael’s former car in Iran
Foot injury...
Brothers
In his room at the facility
Belongings
Esmael is a wrestler and part of a German team
