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Items by Antonia Roupell
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Educating refugees in Za’atari a key to rebuilding Syria
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the establishment of Jordan’s Za’atari camp for Syrian refugees situated in the north of the country. It is estimated that around 80,000 refugees currently inhabit Za’atari, making it the largest Syrian camp in the world. The first dwellings were built in just...
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End of Al Jazeera, a dark day for the Middle East
On 5 June this year, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Qatar. Among other things, they justified the act based on the state’s alleged support of “terrorist” groups and it’s so called diplomatic sympathies with Iran, all of which Doha denies. Soon...
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Trapped in Greece, refugees are suffering severe mental health issues
Exactly one year into the EU-Turkey deal and the conditions for refugees and migrants stuck on the Greek islands since the agreement are dire. The United Nations estimate that of the 13,200 asylum seekers 5,000 are children that remain trapped in harrowing conditions, overwhelmed by profound uncertainty and without...
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Syria Street
“People have told me it’s an inspiring slice of humanity at a time when bigotry seems to be winning” said the California based Photographer Brandon Tauszik on the reaction to his most recent photographic project. It’s called Syria Street after the main street in Tripoli, Lebanon. A street which...
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In The Last Days of The City
Few multi-layered narratives carry the weight of their subjects as sincerely as the film, In The Last Days of The City. It took Egyptian director Tamer El Said close to ten years to complete his film, which is shot in Cairo as well as Beirut and Baghdad. The feature...
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Unaccompanied refugee minors in Europe: Trapped between detention and deportation
Unaccompanied minors make up the most vulnerable group of refugees attempting to claim asylum in Europe. Since the EU-Turkey deal came into action on 20 March support systems that previously aided and registered these cases have been left without the structures necessary to do so. Lone migrants ranging from 10-18 years old now find...