Syrian diaspora

After eight years of welcoming people fleeing Syria’s civil war, the Turkish public is beginning to turn against Syrian refugees. But if the Turkish president does deport Syrian refugees, he won’t be sending them to a “safe zone,” as promised. These extremely vulnerable people would be deported into the lines of combat in this contested, oil-rich zone.

On weekday mornings, the smartphones of more than a hundred Istanbul residents light up with a cheery Arabic greeting and pictures of home-cooked Syrian dishes that Samar al-Mallah plans to cook that day.  Then Mallah, a mother of four, waits for the orders to come in. And they do.  “I believe you can reach the […]

Before the war, the close-knit Zydia family never imagined living too far away from each other. Now, the six siblings dream about a reunion one day.

Many Syrian refugee women are now working informally in their new host countries or learning new skills to contribute to their families.

It is earlier generations of Arab migrants in places like Sonnenallee who often show the greatest resentment to the newcomers.