By: Norah Soufraji / Arab America Contributing Writer For Syrians in Turkey, the message is clear, “You are not welcome here.” With the upcoming parliamentary elections in Turkey drawing closer, Syrian refugees are caught in the crossfire as national debate intensifies. Incidents of racist attacks and hateful rhetoric have risen dramatically. Turkish society has a … Continued
SOURCE: WHYY BY: XIMENA CONDE April 5 is an auspicious day for Asmaa Diab, though she welcomes it with a heavy heart. In 2013, it was the day her family boarded a plane with one-way tickets to Egypt. “This is the hardest day for me. We lost everything,” Diab said, describing the day her family … Continued
SOURCE: LOS ANGELES TIMES BY: NABIH BULOS The street market in Jaramana, Syria, is a bargain hunter’s paradise. Shoppers might find an ornate, 43-square-foot wool rug made by hand in Aleppo and pay less than $5 for it, rather than $100 or more. A refrigerator, normally $400, could be bought for half that much. The … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: ANNE BARNARD How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Anne Barnard, The Times’s bureau chief in Beirut, Lebanon, who covers Syria and the Middle East, discussed the tech she’s using. You’ve spent much of your time covering the Syrian war. … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: JOYCE KARAM if the Trump administration decides in three weeks to terminate the program as it did with El Salvador, Haiti, and Nicaragua. Following a decision by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday that ended the TPS for nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador, a sense of panic among … Continued
By: Terri Peters Source: TODAY.com It’s a sweet success story: a refugee family finds a safe place and a supportive community in the U.S. and a Syrian woman uses a family recipe to start her own business in a new country. Ruwaida G, who asked that her last name and face be withheld due to … Continued
By Danish Mehboob NY City Lens President Trump’s two executive orders on travel have signaled his administration’s wariness about resettling more Syrian refugees in the U.S. If the orders prevail in court, he will end a chapter of migration history that dates back more than a century, and which has reshaped several communities across the country, including … Continued
BY: Huda Dawood/Contributing Writer We Are Not Numbers “اخشى ما اخشاه ان تصبح الخيانة وجهة نظر.” This quote is from Palestinian cartoonist Naji El Ali, creator of the little refugee boy Handala. It translates roughly as, “I fear the day that deception and betrayal are regarded as the norm.” We are living that day now, when … Continued
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