25/08/2026
Why Are We All Here Together on 25 August 2017?
We are here because 25 August 2017 changed our lives forever.
We are here to remember the thousands of lives that were lost, the families that were separated, the homes that were burned, and the people who were forced to leave their homeland with nothing but fear and tears.
We are here because millions of dreams were destroyed in a single tragedy.
We are here because we still carry the pain of those who never made it to safety. We carry the memories of our villages, our homes, our schools, our mosques, and the loved ones we left behind.
Nine years have passed, but the question remains:
How many more years must we live in refugee camps?
How many more generations must grow up without a homeland?
How many more lives must be lost before the world says, “Enough”?
We are not gathered here to create hatred.
We are gathered here to remember.
We are gathered here to speak.
We are gathered here to demand justice, dignity, safety, and the right to return home.
We may be refugees today, but we have not forgotten where we belong.
25 August is not just a date.
It is a wound in our history.
It is a memory of loss.
It is a call for justice.
And it is a promise that we will never forget.
We stand together because our pain is shared, our history is shared, and our hope for a peaceful return home is shared.
We remember.
We survive.
We stand together.
We will not be forgotten.
