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Archives: Displaced and Refugees
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N. American Scholars of Mideast react to SCOTUS Decision on Trump Muslim Ban
Middle East Studies Association of North America | - - On Monday, June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued a limited stay in the case that MESA has joined as…![If US Wars aren’t on TV, are all those 1000s really Dying?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/if-us-wars-arent-on-tv-are-all-t-187x137.jpg)
If US Wars aren’t on TV, are all those 1000s really Dying?
Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The headlines arrive in my inbox day after day: “U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria killed hundreds of civilians, U.N. panel says.” “Pentagon wants to declare…![Can Iran, Turkey and Egypt Cooperate to deliver Mideast from Chaos?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/can-iran-turkey-and-egypt-cooper-187x137.jpg)
Can Iran, Turkey and Egypt Cooperate to deliver Mideast from Chaos?
Farhang Jahanpour | ( Tehran Times | - - TEHRAN - Professor Farhang Jahanpour, part-time tutor on the Middle East in the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Oxford, tells…![Tense Eid 1.2 mn Syrian Refugees in Lebanon](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/tense-eid-1-2-mn-syrian-refugees-187x137.jpg)
Tense Eid for 1.2 mn Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
By Billie Jeanne Brownlee | (The Conversation) | - - For Syrian refugees in Lebanon marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, it has been a struggle to find enough food to…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/DESTROYED-CHURCH_-1-187x137.jpeg)
Civilian Casualties Mount in Battle to Re-take Mosul
By Mark Lattimer | (Inter Press Service} | - - LONDON (IPS) - East of Mosul, many of the lands liberated from ISIS stand empty. Driving through the Nineveh plains, traditional homelands…![Is the European Refugee Crisis being Driven by Drought and Climate Change?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/is-the-european-refugee-crisis-b-187x137.jpg)
Is the European Refugee Crisis being Driven by Drought and Climate Change?
By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | - - ROME (IPS) - Water–everybody talks about it, warns against its growing scarcity, excessive waste, the impact of climate change, the frequent severe…![The Refugee Crisis and the Renewal of Our Humanity](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/the-refugee-crisis-and-the-renew-187x137.jpg)
The Refugee Crisis and the Renewal of Our Humanity
By Gregory Alonso Pirio | (Informed Comment) | - - The colossal refugee crisis confronting humankind today has created an unprecedented opportunity to awaken our sense of common humanity and compassion. No…![Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/why-the-weaponization-of-health-187x137.jpg)
Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All
By Xavier Symons | (The Conversation) | - - Few events in Syria have attracted as much attention as the alleged chemical weapon attack on the town of Khan Shaykhun. The callous…![Risk of Mass Starvation Rising Rapidly in Africa, Yemen](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/risk-of-mass-starvation-rising-r-187x137.jpg)
Risk of Mass Starvation Rising Rapidly in Africa, Yemen
TeleSur | - - "This really is an absolutely critical situation that is rapidly unfolding across a large swathe of Africa from west to east." The risk of mass starvation in four…![Trump: Syrian Refugees can have Tomahawks but not Asylum in US](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/trump-syrian-refugees-can-have-t-187x137.jpg)
Trump: Syrian Refugees can have Tomahawks but not Asylum in US
By Lyndal Rowlands | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - U.S. President Donald Trump Thursday night described the deepening Syrian refugee crisis as partial justification for the first…![Trump Ordered 70 Airstrikes in Yemen, Twice as Many as Last Year of Obama](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/04/trump-ordered-70-airstrikes-in-y-187x137.jpg)
Trump Ordered 70 Airstrikes in Yemen, Twice as Many as Last Year of Obama
TeleSur | - - U.S. President Trump also greenlighted a group operation in Yemen in February that killed more than 30 civilians. The young U.S. administration of Donald Trump has carried out…![After Trump Massacres in Mosul, Campaign against ISIL Halted](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/after-trump-massacres-in-mosul-c-187x137.jpg)
After Trump Massacres in Mosul, Campaign against ISIL Halted
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Candidate Donald Trump called last year for carpet-bombing of Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) in Iraq and Syria. It is possible that Trump has loosened…![Top 5 Lessons Saudi should learn from its Failed Yemen War](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/top-5-lessons-saudi-should-learn-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Lessons Saudi should learn from its Failed Yemen War
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - Top 5 Lessons Saudi Arabia Learns from the Yemen War Saudi Arabia’s Yemen war has reached a dead end. Launched in late March…![How Much of Globe’s Humanitarian Crisis is Fault of US?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/how-much-of-globes-humanitarian-187x137.jpg)
How Much of Globe’s Humanitarian Crisis is Fault of US?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned Saturday that the globe is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the…![Refugees fleeing US for Canada across snowfields even at Cost of Limbs](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/03/refugees-fleeing-us-for-canada-a-187x137.jpg)
Refugees fleeing US for Canada across snowfields even at Cost of Limbs
TeleSur | - - The number of migrants applying for refugee status in Canada after crossing the border from the United States has been rising since the beginning of the year, officials…![Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Even Crueler Than You Think](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/trumps-refugee-ban-is-even-cruel-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Even Crueler Than You Think
By Max Friedman | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - The so-called "Muslim ban" has been compared to U.S. treatment of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. It's actually even more draconian.…![Trump’s Alt-Reality: White Terrorism against Mosque justifies Muslim Ban](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/trumps-alt-reality-white-terrori-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Alt-Reality: White Terrorism against Mosque justifies Muslim Ban
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump staffer Stephen Miller, an arch-conservative, defended Trump's Muslim ban on television Monday by pointing to Europe, where he alleged there were Muslim…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/index-1-187x132.jpg)
Starbucks Plans to Hire 10,000 Refugees After Trump Travel Ban
TeleSur | - - In a letter from the CEO, Starbucks told employees it would do everything possible to support affected workers. Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz said on Sunday…![The Trump Effect: What will happen to 3 mn Syrian Refugees in Turkey?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701025029im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/the-trump-effect-what-will-happe-187x137.jpg)