Rojin Namer (*2002) was born as the oldest of five children in Damascus, Syria. Her first name means "sunshine," and Namer means "tiger." Until recently, she had been living with her family as refugees in Iraq. The horrors of war and the worsening of the situation since 2013 led Rojin to leave for Germany in 2015 at the age of 12, together with her cousin.
Her flight lasted around 27 days and took her through Turkey, Greece, Serbia, and Austria. In Athens, she spent 10 days in prison and had to continue her journey to Germany alone. She is now studying rehabilitation pedagogy at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
In 2019, Rojin was awarded the THEO (Prize for Young Literature) in the category of "Language Spaces" and is a multiple winner and juror of the Lyrix (Federal Competition for Young Poetry).
