Pakistan charging refugees $830 to leave
bbc.com By Caroline Davies Pakistan correspondent Pakistan has confirmed that it is charging an $830 fee to undocumented refugees who want to leave the country. The exit fee applies to […]
Empathy, not indignation, in Arabs’ reactions to Ukraine
BY TALA JARJOUR March 29, 2022 Source: Arab News To paraphrase a Palestinian friend’s Facebook status, which he posted in a stream of reactions to news from Ukraine about people […]
Ukraine: Why so many African and Indian students were in the country
By Soraya AliBBC News Related Topics Russia-Ukraine war The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused a mass exodus of civilians, including thousands of international students from Africa, Asia and the […]
As new Syrian exodus unfolds, some fear they will never go home
Oct 11, 2019 – swissinfo.ch By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kurdish doctor Farid Mustafa was one of the last to flee Ras al-Ain as Turkish bombs rained down on […]
Book Review: Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West
by Mansoor Ladha In August 1972, Idi Amin demanded that all Asians exit Uganda in 90 days. In the neighbouring countries of Tanzania and Kenya, Asians – or Muhindi as they were known – found themselves on edge. In his second book, Calgary-based author Mansoor Ladha recounts this experience, and […]
A critical Palestinian shift worth watching
May 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – RAMI G. KHOURI On this 68th anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel and the exile and refugeehood of half of the Palestinian Arab population of 1948, Israelis, Zionists and their friends should be concerned because something significant is taking place in […]
Raids create job vacancies for Saudis
JEDDAH: IBRAHIM NAFFEE The government’s crackdown on illegal workers has left 20 percent of jobs vacant and available for legal expatriates and Saudis, an expert said here recently. Fadal Abu […]
Israeli-Palestinian conflict reaches Bern (Switzerland)
by Renat Kuenzi, swissinfo.ch An exhibition in Bern presenting the history of the Palestinian exodus has raised questions about the validity of featuring one side of the conflict. More than […]