I Am A RefugeeAssad: the master terroristIf (or rather when), as seems likely, it is confirmed that last Thursday’s airstrike upon al-Kammouneh refugee camp near Sarmada, Syria…May 13, 20166May 13, 20166
I Am A RefugeeUm breve resumo da chamada “Crise de Refugiados Europeu” (e por que não é tal)Mar 17, 2016Mar 17, 2016
I Am A RefugeeWhy the Greek Ultimatum Is Ultimately IdioticGreek Coast Guard officers escort refugees from a patrol ship after rescuing them from sinking dinghies.Jan 29, 2016Jan 29, 2016
I Am A RefugeeThe West: ISIL’s new recruitment agencyThe responses to last week’s terror attacks have exposed more clearly than ever the problematics of some mainstream Western thought…Nov 20, 20152Nov 20, 20152
I Am A RefugeeThe 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, 20151Nov 10, 20151
I Am A RefugeeWhy I am not a refugeeDespite 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, 2015Oct 29, 2015
I Am A RefugeeAs 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, 20151Oct 21, 20151
I Am A RefugeeAs 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, 2015Oct 20, 2015
I Am A RefugeeAnother 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, 2015Oct 19, 2015
I Am A RefugeeAwoken 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, 2015Oct 19, 2015