Portraits of Arif Abdullah Haidary

for DIE ZEIT / ZEIT ONLINE

"In two years, Germany will be hell for refugees"

Karate pro Arif Abdullah Haidary says that Germany has not only become less safe for migrants since Potsdam. Arif Abdullah Haidary has come a long way: the 24-year-old was born in Afghanistan and has lived in Munich since 2015. He works in refugee counselling, is involved in the Bavarian Refugee Council and is European vice-champion in full-contact karate. And since last year, he has been giving free self-defence courses for everyone, but especially for migrants. He says that fear among migrants is on the rise.
Arif wants to do something to counter this.

Photo Editor: Jakob Weber
Words by: Martin Hogger
2024