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Africa and the Middle East

What does COVID-19 look like in a refugee community?

Asma Abou Ezzeddine Rasamn, Founder of Malaak and Class 6 MELI Fellow dedicates her work providing safe settlements for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. Even before Covid-19 and Lebanon’s current revolution unfolding, these refugees have been living through a pandemic of their own for the past 8 years.

BY Asma Abou Ezzeddine Rasamny & 2 more

Blog Post

06.24.2020
Literature

'The Beekeeper of Aleppo' Wins Aspen Words Literary Prize

The book tells the story of a couple who flees war-torn Syria to make a treacherous journey to the UK.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

04.16.2020
Europe and Russia

Understanding Angela Merkel

Aspen Ideas Festival speaker Kati Marton discusses her biography of the German chancellor.

BY Kati Marton

Blog Post

06.01.2018
Literature

Viet Thanh Nguyen on Writing Refugees

The Aspen Words Literary Prize nominee answers questions about his latest short story collection.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

01.08.2018
World Affairs

A Just World Must Work to Stop the Ethnic Cleansing of Rohingya

It's time nations acted in accordance with the magnitude of the crisis.

BY Marni Morse

Blog Post

01.03.2018
Asia

Creating Solutions for the Rohingya

What can foreign governments and other actors do to solve the ongoing crisis in Myanmar?

BY Joshua Kurlantzick

Blog Post

09.21.2017
Immigration and Society

Anti-Refugee Rhetoric Poses a Threat to Our Communities

It's about more than the immigration ban.

BY Mohamed Abdulkadir Ali

Blog Post

03.21.2017
Immigration and Society

The US Cannot Pause its Refugee Program

The stakes are too high.

BY Jonathon Price

Blog Post

01.27.2017
Trade and Globalization

The Real Danger in Refugee Resettlement

It’s not the refugees, it’s how they’re received, city leaders say.

BY Tanvi Misra, CityLab

Blog Post

10.28.2016
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