DIM Stories
About the conversation
In a new DIM Stories feature, Andrei Mihăilă and Sarra Iova talk with Madi, a Lebanese-born citizen who has lived in Romania for more than 13 years. Forced to leave Lebanon due to war, Madi arrived in Ialomița thanks to an unexpected opportunity and, through years of work and perseverance, managed to build a new life here. He later moved to Bucharest, opened his own salon, and, after a difficult process, brought his family to Romania.
Today, Madi is a Romanian citizen, entrepreneur, husband, and father, a testament to how migration can become a path toward renewal.
DIM Stories brings forward the lived experiences of migrants in Romania, showing that migration is more than statistics: it is made of real stories, courage, choices, and deep transformation. The series is part of the initiatives of the Center for the Study of International Development and Migration (DIM), dedicated to fostering a human and professional understanding of migration in a constantly changing world.
