HIBAPRESS – Omar Al-Razini: Barcelona Office
A number of members of the Moroccan community residing in Spain believe that the experience of immigration, despite its harshness, does not change a person's personality as much as it reveals their truth. Migrants confirm that exile has become a "truthful mirror" that shows people's true nature, especially when facing difficult moments.
They point out that the hardest thing a migrant experiences is the moment of falling without finding someone to lend a helping hand, which pushes them to continue the path alone, bearing the brokenness in silence and without complaint, in a society that does not provide the same family ties they were accustomed to in their home country.
In Spain, as many confirm, the role of the extended family is absent; there is no uncle, no aunt, and no brother to support except for a few, which makes the migrant completely rely on themselves and bear their responsibilities away from the social and emotional support that was available in the homeland.
Social experts believe that this new reality generates a kind of resilience among migrants and makes them more able to face challenges, but in return, it increases the feeling of loneliness and psychological pressure, especially in the early stages of settling down.
Between the hardship of exile and building oneself, thousands of migrants in Europe and Spain in particular continue their daily journey in search of a better future, relying – after God – only on themselves, in the face of a life that does not show mercy.
