By Dana ?? ??? ?????????? ??? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? If u fall in a trap, don’t fight back Vanity and envy won’t help you to be free ??? ?? ?? ??? ???? ??? ?? ???? ?? ?? ?? ??? ???? ???? ??? ??? The porridge u cook , first…
Author: Dana
Migrant Tales Literary: ???? ??? Don’t leave me
? ?? ?????? ????? ???? ???? ?? ???? ??? ???? ???? ?? ????? ???? ?? ?? ?????? ? ???? ??? ????? ????? ??? ?????? ??? ?? ??? ??? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????? ???. ?? ??????? ?? ???? ?? ???? ????? ???? ?? ???? ?? ?? ????? ?? ???? ? ?? ????? ?? ????…
Migrant Tales Literary: ??? ?? Myself ***present to your inner child ***
????? ????? ?? ??? ???? ?????? ????? ??? ?? ????? I saw a child in the corner of the house Distracted, tired, but filled with songs ????? ?? ?? ????? ????? …
Migrant Tales Literary: Love
??? ?? ???? ?? ???? ??? ?? ??? ? ???? ??? ??? ???? ?? Love bangs on ur door, open it – be light and meaningful, come into song ??? ??? ?? ??? ?? ????? ??? ?? ???? ??? ????? ?? Love gives…
An email from a woman immigrant: Jungle law in Finland
Some foreigners and immigrants give birth to babies near-constantly and therefore are unemployed. After 15, 10 or 7 years they enroll in a Finnish-language course and complain that they don’t learn a thing. They claim that Finnish is too difficult to learn. Some Finns are more than happy to hear that their langauge is too difficult…
Migrant Tales Literary: ???? ??? Dirty dream
By Dana ?????? ???? ?? ??? ? ?????? ??? ??? ????? ????? ??? ? ?????? ??? The land where my tears fall is thundering and stormy My beautiful heart is now hard and rainy ??? ???? ??????? ??? ?? ?? ????? ???? ??? ??? ?? ????? ? ?? ???? ???…
Migrant Tales Literary: Mother and daughter ???? ? ????
Mother and daughter ???? ? ???? By Dana ?? ? ??? ??? ?? ???? ?? ????? ??? ?? ?????? ?? Ur my night and day oh mother mine My imagination, mind, thought and spirit ??? ??? ? ????? ??? ? ???? ??? ?? ?????? ??? ????? All intelligence, my attention, thought and mention Prayer,…
Migrant Tales Literary – Finnish Immigration Service: Biting law ??? ?????
Finnish Immigration Service: Biting law ??? ????? By Dana ?? ??????? ???? ???? ????? ?? ??????? ???? ?? ?? ????? U migration police the only pain U migration police r underhanded ?? ??????? ???? ???? ?????? ?? ??????? ???? ??? ? ?????? U migration police are cruel, bring anguish U migration police are ugly…
Migrant Tales Literary: ????? Garibeh (stranger, wanderer)
????? Garibeh (stranger, wanderer) By Dana ????? ????? ?? ????? ??? ?????? ???? ????? ????? Where r u my sky full of stars Where r u Ms. Sun, u sweet darling ??? ?? ???? ????? ???? ??? ?? ??????? ??????? ??????? Where r u my beautiful cute mother Where oh my kind, my hospitable…
An immigrant’s life in Finland:* Dana misses her family
Things may get worse before they improve for Dana since Christian Democrat minister of the interior, Päivi Räsänen, announced plans last year to tighten further family reunification rules.