Toll of migrants pushed back by Greece frozen to death rises to 19
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL FEB 03, 2022 – 10:42 AM GMT+3 The number of migrants who froze to death after being pushed back by Greece toward the Turkish border rose to […]
Muslims second ‘least-liked’ group in UK: Survey
Source: Arab News BY CHRISTOPHER HAMILL-STEWART 25.9% of Britons feel negatively toward them, 18.1% support banning Muslim immigration ‘Islamophobia remains one of the most acceptable forms of racism,’ expert tells […]
Royal Navy unlikely to pursue Channel refugee ‘pushback’ policy
Immigration and asylum Military preparing options for No 10 but use of warships to turn back refugees seen as disproportionate Today’s politics news – live updates Rajeev Syal and Dan Sabbagh Mon […]
Border walls symbolize a Europe where refugees are increasingly unwelcome
Refugees fleeing war, poverty and persecution in their home countries are frequently met with barbed wire, suspicion and outright hostility when they land on the EU’s doorstep. (AFP) Short Url […]
Political correctness in the Gulf. Qatar’s textbook spring-clean
With World Cup 2022 around the corner, Qatar has embarked on a campaign to clean up its school system. Distracting from grievous shortcomings in other areas by highlighting a willingness […]
Is the world failing the Afghan migrants challenge?
BY IRFAN RAJA JAN 04, 2022 – 10:45 PM GMT+3A refugee from Afghanistan is evacuated by bus to a shelter after camping for months beneath a motorway, in Paris, France, […]
Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images September 1, 2021 Neta C. CrawfordProfessor of Political Science and Department Chair, Boston University Neta C. Crawford receives funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New […]
UK hired firm to dissuade Afghan migrants before country fell to Taliban
The British government gave a firm over £700,000 ($947,200) over five years to tell Afghans not to flee the country. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/9kmng ARAB NEWS January 02, 2022 Home Office paid […]
2021 challenges for aid agencies
International Geneva It’s the last newsletter, and the last Inside Geneva podcast, of the year, and what better people to talk to than the humanitarian community?This content was published on […]
‘Something has broken’: Why 2022 is filled with potential perils
From Taiwan to Libya to the US, global hotspots could proliferate in 2022, writes Borzou Daragahi 59 minutes ago… If it seems like the world is becoming more dangerous, that’s because it is. […]
Muslims in Europe: The Construction of a “Problem”
Start Muslims in Europe: The Construction of a “Problem”HUMANITIES SOCIOLOGY Article from the book The Search for Europe: Contrasting Approaches Culture | Europe | Integration | ReligionBichara Khader Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium Some 25 million Muslims live […]
Switzerland. Asylum requests expected to rise in 2022
The outgoing head of Switzerland’s migration secretariat says the country should see around 15,000 applications for asylum next year, up from 14,500 lodged in 2021, as more migrants attempt to […]
Palestinians drown at sea while escaping death under Gaza’s siege
Yahya Barbakh recounts the harrowing journey to reach Europe over the Mediterranean that ended in the death of his companions A photo of a Palestinian who drowned in the Mediterranean […]
EU is in denial on rising migrant deaths
RANVIR S. NAYAR December 28, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/vtune More than 160 migrants died when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya this month as they were trying to […]
2021 in Review: Why worldwide refugee flows surged again despite the pandemic
NextShort Url https://arab.news/4tnvx JONATHAN GORNALL December 28, 2021 In the first 11 months of 2021, some 14,000 migrants had already come to Europe — more than in the whole of […]
Archbishop calls for sympathy for migrants ‘who risk everything’
THE ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury has urged sympathy towards refugees and migrants “who risk everything to arrive on the beaches”. By TONY WHITFIELD, Sun, Dec 26, 2021 Channel migrants: Shapps grilled on […]
“Mama, Pray for Us”A Chronicle of Refugee Deaths along the Border Between Poland and Belarus
An Iraqi mother, a football fan from Yemen, a teenager from Syria: At least 17 people have died since September in the border area between Belarus and Poland. Here are […]
Migration is key issue facing Middle East
KERRY BOYD ANDERSON December 20, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/m5uu5 Among the issues that will shape the Middle East in 2022 is migration. While the level of violence in several conflicts […]
Anti-racist demonstrations in 50 cities in France and no to borders bill in Britain
Thousands marched in Paris on Saturday (Pic: antiracisme-solidarite.org) There is a sign of anti-racist hope in France. The run-up to next April’s presidential election has seen a foul competition to talk up hatred of migrants and Muslims between fascists, the far right, the traditional right and the present president Emmanuel Macron. But last Saturday, […]
No room at the inn. Why have Danes turned against immigration?
Many fear that refugees are a drain on their welfare state https://b6a116b1f2ebb241e4c65c347c2d91d3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlhttps://b6a116b1f2ebb241e4c65c347c2d91d3.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.htmlDec 18th 2021 COPENHAGEN Mjolnerparken, a housing project in Copenhagen’s multi-ethnic Norrebro district, is pleasantly landscaped and dotted with sports […]