First thing every morning, he checks on the Internet and social media for the latest in the constant stream of grim news. The Associated Press followed Mohammed in the summer of 2015 as he made the arduous trek from Turkey to Germany. A blackboard hangs on a wall, and one of his housemates has drawn on it a map of Syria topped by the flag of Syria's opposition. Mohammed receives a monthly government stipend of 370 euros ($400), and his rent, utility bills and language school are paid for. In 2015, at least 477,000 refugees — more than 160,000 of them Syrians — applied for asylum status, and another 310,000 have applied so far this year. In almost every sentence, they say "inshallah" — "God willing" — or "al-hamdulillah" — "thanks be to God." The generic Arabic phrases are a cushion, letting parents and child avoid burdening each other with their hardships, trying to keep each from worrying about the other. Al-Bayanooni was the fifth of his childhood friends to be killed, guys he played with in his neighborhood streets as a kid. Mohammed kept going back to his telephone to follow the news. Plan B is to enroll in a vocational training program as a quicker way of gaining employment. When he gets a job, he will pay taxes — perhaps 30 or 35 percent of his income — and he says that will repay the money he is now getting from the government.
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By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle: World
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