On commision for The Wall Street Journal I recently worked on a story about the Danish housing policy. I met Asif Mehmood and other residents who live in the area Mjølnerparken in Copenhagen which is affected by the Danish governments ‘ghetto’ housing policy.
Story published in late June.
For Le Monde’s weekend magazine M le Magazine du Monde I recently worked on at story about the Copenhagen suburb, Albertslund. Albertslund is an area with a diverse demographic and holds a large percentage of inhabitants who votes for the Danish social democratic party. Unlike the social democratic parties in many other European countries, the Danish social democratic party has seen a succes in gaining support from the voters in recent elections.
The article on the Danish Social democratic party and Albertslund is written by journalist Anne-Francoise Hivert.
Published in the printed magazine in late June.
For Le Monde I photographed for a story on the eviction of Syrians in Denmark. I photographed during a demonstration in Copenhagen on April 21st and visited Suzan Jelelatti and her two grown-up children Joud and Tulip who have all had their visas revoked.
Read the article by Anne-Francoise Hivert here
For The Wall Street Journal I have met the Bertawi family who recently had their Danish residency visas revoked. As the only country in Europe, Denmark have stripped the residency visas of more than 250 Syrians living in Denmark, stating that it is now safe to move back to the Damascus area.
Read the article by journalist Raja Abdulrahim here
For The New York Times I met and photographed some of the Syrians in Denmark who are facing deportation. As the only country in Europe, Denmark recently annulled the residency permits of Syrian refugees.
Read the article by journalist Elian Peltier here
