Posts Tagged ‘Refugees’
 

 

Rufgee crisis: Lessons David Cameron can learn from Lebanon’s example

In the midst of the current refugee crisis it’s easy to get caught up in numbers. Germany is expecting 800,000 by the end of the year – and 500,000 annually for years to come. Australia says they’ll let in 12,000 and Davi...
by Mohamad Osman
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International Political Forum

Australia’s graphic campaign targeting asylum seekers: An effective tool?

Australia’s immigrant policies are arguably some of the toughest in the world, but the Australian Government’s latest attempt to deter asylum seekers sparked unparalleled international criticism. The new campaign fe...
by Tímea Fazekas
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International Political Forum

In the Shadow of Syria: Will Lebanon Soon be Shrouded?

With news reports flooding in highlighting the ever deepening involvement of Hezbollah in Bashar al-Assad’s struggle for Syria, the scenario which so many Lebanese feared appears to be on the brink of being realized. Conflict...
by Michael Brown
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The Struggle Of Security And Development In Somalia

In early October, a Somali online newspaper, Hiraan Online, interviewed Hiba Nura, a popular Somali singer who left the country for nearly 22 years to live abroad when the Somali Civil War ensued. Nura, who came back to Somal...
by Likhitha Palaypu
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450,000 Palestinian Refugees Face Dire Restrictions in Lebanon

Within ten minutes, not taking into account Beirut’s chaotic traffic, one can travel from the Mediterranean equivalent of the Champs-Élysées to an area resembling some of the roughest slums in the world. The living situatio...
by Urban Times
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International Political Forum

How Europe Is Failing Syria’s Refugees

Barring a miracle, the war in Syria will soon enter its fourth year. Hope among experts that the conflict may reach a prompt conclusion has waned. Every aspect of what has happened in the country – from the sheer number o...
by Daniel Cavanillas
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