Étiqueté : exile

One family, three ladies people, 70 years in exile 0

One family, three ladies people, 70 years in exile

Beirut, Lebanon – On a June morning in 1982, Leila Balqees joined her amputee father to watch the news on TV, as he did every day. For Leila, who was 17 and engaged at the time, that day had started out just like any other in Burj Barajneh, a cramped Palestinian refugee camp on the…

Syrian refugees: Tension and team spirit in exile in Lebanon 0

Syrian refugees: Tension and team spirit in exile in Lebanon

Bekaa Valley, Lebanon – An estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees now live across Lebanon, either with host communities or in informal tented settlements. While Lebanese communities have shown solidarity with Syrians fleeing the war, tensions have arisen over limited resources and growing insecurity. Individual stories provide an insight into the lives of Syrian refugees and their…