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Syrian Refugees Face a Medical Crisis in Jordan
Louay plays with a rubber nose given to him by a volunteer at the Italian Hospital. Photograph by Hiba Dlewati Amman, Jordan — Most of the doctors have started to go home, so we find an empty hospital...
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For Syrians, Turkey Can Be a Station, or Home
Turkey–I can’t help but smile when the plane lands in Istanbul. I have a layover before heading south to Gaziantep, and one of the first things I always do is go to my favorite Syrian restaurant in...
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Why Are Syrian Aid Workers Leaving for Europe?
Gaziantep, Turkey — Frustration. In a city that has become known for its dynamic activist community, weariness is starting to show in a network that has been stretched by donor fatigue, occupational...
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He Bought Them Lunch. They Learned How To Read.
Reyhanli, Turkey — Early in the morning and late at night, sounds of shelling from across the mountain disrupt the seemingly tranquil border town. “If you’d been here a few nights earlier, when the...
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For Syrians, There Is No Such Thing as an Open Border
Kilis, Izmir – Turkey — “I am suffocating.” It’s the sentence I hear the most when interviewing Syrians. Traveling throughout several Turkish cities in the past few weeks, it is now visibly clear that...
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Pushed Across The Border: When Europe Is Not a Choice
Jordan — She was one of the first welcoming faces I met in Jordan, and the only familiar one. We had met five years ago in Damascus, on the streets of what was then a peaceful uprising against the...
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Trapped in Greece: “Syria’s war has walked with us”
“We don’t know our destiny,” said Um Safwan, trying to speak to me through the barbed wire fence of Moria detention center. Photograph by Hiba Dlewati The 48-year-old mother is one of thousands trapped...
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“We’re all scattered now”
Kristianstad, Sweden — He waves as I get off the train, red gym bag slung over his shoulder. It’s Jamal, one of the Syrians who inspired this trip through Jordan, Turkey, and Sweden. We’d met on a...
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Catering to a Diaspora: Syrians Bring Flavor of Home to Sweden
Malmö, Sweden — “Food may be able to bring us together,” said Yousef Awad. “We have different opinions, but we can agree on a Syrian dish.” Awad is the manager of Tanoor, a recently opened Syrian...
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Asylum Seekers Stranded in Swedish Bureaucracy
Malmö, Sweden — Imad Al-Tamimi teaches Swedish in the same classrooms he wasn’t allowed to attend as a student. “It’s a paradox,” says the 32-year-old teacher. “I can walk into the new arrival’s...
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