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Ich wünschte, zu Hause wäre ein besserer Ort zum Leben

Auswandern ist schwierig. Fort von Familie und Freunden sein, eine neue Sprache lernen und immer ein minderwertiger Bürger sein (besonders wenn man aus dem Nahen Osten kommt). Und wenn man als älterer Mensch auswandert, dann muss man wieder von ganz vorne anfangen.
Iran, Western Asia

Eine Geschichte von Noosha. Übersetzt von Veronica Burgstaller
Veröffentlicht am February 23, 2020.

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Als ich 20 war, beschloss ich, nach Wien auszuwandern, um meine Ausbildung fortzusetzen. Ich hatte vor zu studieren, einen Job zu bekommen und möglicherweise den Rest meines Lebens in dieser Stadt zu verbringen. In diesem Jahr haben wir für MirHossein Mousavi gestimmt, aber Ahmadinedschad wurde gewählt! Im gleichen Jahr änderte sich mein Leben plötzlich. Ich war mit der Beantragung meines Visums beschäftigt, da lernte ich Mehrdad kennen und verliebte mich in ihm. Mehrdad wollte im Iran leben. Er wollte Iran wieder aufbauen. Er glaubte, dass kleine Schritte große Veränderungen bewirken können. Er hoffte auf den Fortschritt und die Verbesserung des Iran. Er liebte den Iran; Genau wie ich. Wir haben geheiratet und so bin ich im Iran geblieben!

Jedes Jahr verabschiedeten wir uns von vielen unserer Freunde und Verwandten, die nach Europa, Amerika, Kanada auswanderten ... für ein besseres Leben. Wir blieben jedoch, aber dachten jeden Tag und jede Nacht daran auszuwandern und zweifelten an unserer Entscheidung. Auswandern ist schwierig. Fort von Familie und Freunden sein, eine neue Sprache lernen und immer ein minderwertiger Bürger sein (besonders wenn man aus dem Nahen Osten kommt). Und wenn man als älterer Mensch auswandert, dann muss man wieder von ganz vorne anfangen.

Berichten zufolge haben 10.000 Menschen den Iran infolge der zehnten iranischen Präsidentschaftswahlen verlassen, und diese Zahl wächst jedes Jahr. Die Einwanderung kann für einen aus dem Nahen Osten noch schwieriger sein. Wir haben eine tiefe Zuneigung zu unserer Familie, Freunde und unserer Muttersprache.

Andererseits ist es schwierig, in einem Land zu leben, das mit vielen wesentlichen Problemen konfrontiert ist. "Wie oft können wir unserer Leben (richtig) leben?",  ist vielleicht eine Frage die wir uns jeden Tag in Iran stellen. Wir haben im Iran viele Probleme, wie mangelnde soziale Freiheit, Inflation, hohe Preise, Sorgen um Sanktionen, und vielleicht Krieg und sogar die Wasser- und Umweltkrise, mit der wir jeden Tag zu kämpfen haben.

10 Jahre sind vergangen, seit ich mich entschlossen habe auszuwandern (und nicht getan habe). Ich zweifle immer noch jeden Tag. Mein Mann und ich betreiben jetzt eine große Buchhandlung im Iran. Und wir versuchen immer noch, große Änderungen in kleinen Schritten vorzunehmen. Wenn wir aufwachen, dann mit dem Gedanken, unser Zuhause (Iran) zu verlassen, und nachts schlafen wir mit denselben Gedanken ein und sagen uns: "Ich wünschte, Zuhause wäre ein besserer Ort zum Leben."


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