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I Am A Refugee

I Am A Refugee

Assad: the master terrorist

If (or rather when), as seems likely, it is confirmed that last Thursday’s airstrike upon al-Kammouneh refugee camp near Sarmada, Syria…

May 13, 2016

Assad: the master terrorist

May 13, 2016

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Um breve resumo da chamada “Crise de Refugiados Europeu” (e por que não é tal)

Mar 17, 2016

Um breve resumo da chamada “Crise de Refugiados Europeu” (e por que não é tal)

Mar 17, 2016

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Why the Greek Ultimatum Is Ultimately Idiotic

Greek Coast Guard officers escort refugees from a patrol ship after rescuing them from sinking dinghies.

Jan 29, 2016

Why the Greek Ultimatum Is Ultimately Idiotic

Jan 29, 2016

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The West: ISIL’s new recruitment agency

The responses to last week’s terror attacks have exposed more clearly than ever the problematics of some mainstream Western thought…

Nov 20, 2015

The West: ISIL’s new recruitment agency

Nov 20, 2015

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The true meaning of 20,000 (and why it’s a thinly veiled slap in the face)

One of my primary criticisims of the traditional media’s response to the profound humanitarian crisis taking place under our noses has been…

Nov 10, 2015

Nov 10, 2015

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Why I am not a refugee

Despite the hours and days I have spent aboard refugee trains, the nights slept on the floor of refugee camps, the meals of donated white…

Oct 29, 2015

Oct 29, 2015

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As the hours pass by with the German countryside, we all begin to grow restless.

To my surprise, half a day into the journey, train staff in hi-vis vests pass through the carriage, talking to the passengers. I ask him…

Oct 21, 2015

As the hours pass by with the German countryside, we all begin to grow restless.

Oct 21, 2015

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As we traipse through the rain and pile, finally, onto a bus, one of my sisters looks worriedly out…

When we pull up, an hour later, to a large building with ‘Markt’ written on the outside, she is still ill. Going inside, my suspicions are…

Oct 20, 2015

As we traipse through the rain and pile, finally, onto a bus, one of my sisters looks worriedly out…

Oct 20, 2015

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Another checkpoint, another crisis.

Spectacularly inadequate for the number of people, over half were left outside in the rain. Inevitably tensions rose, and shouting broke…

Oct 19, 2015

Another checkpoint, another crisis.

Oct 19, 2015

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Awoken early in the morning, the positive news of the arrival of buses somewhat mitigated the pain…

The characteristic lack of information prevailing, we were expecting the train to take us to Salzburg, near the German border. Our vague…

Oct 19, 2015

Awoken early in the morning, the positive news of the arrival of buses somewhat mitigated the pain…

Oct 19, 2015

I Am A Refugee

I Am A Refugee

English activist for refugee rights and humanitarian volunteer. This blog began with the story of my journey from Lesvos to Germany with a refugee family.

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