Lebanon has the world’s largest per-capita concentration of refugees. When Syrian activists planned a demonstration in Beirut to “defend the rights of Syrians in Lebanon,” the authorities slapped a ban on protesting across the board.
Refugees suffer PTSD and attempt suicide in Greece
Milad Khawam, a Syrian refugee in Berlin, describes his music as a “schizophrenia of feelings.” It’s the mix of emotions, he says, of someone who has left everything behind and is starting over.
Why school can be a rocky ride for some young Syrians in the US