Syrian brothers in Lebanon are a team on the football field and at home
By Manal Aoun and Houssam Hariri in Abbassiye, Lebanon Four young Syrian refugees in Lebanon work as a team to care for their brother with epilepsy, and dream of playing professional football to get him the medical treatment he needs. In the living room of the El...
Displaced Syrians face bleak Ramadan as economic pain follows COVID-19
By UNHCR Staff Across much of the Middle East and North Africa, Holy Month celebrations are replaced by a struggle for survival amid economic shocks and rising food prices. Ahmad had hoped Ramadan would provide some welcome relief for his family this year....
From Syria to Canada, lawyer to journalist
A conversation with Canadian Press reporter Maan Alhmidi By Yasmine Saker March of 2022 marked eleven years since the beginning of the conflict in my home country, Syria, a milestone I hoped we never got to commemorate. While thousands of people are forced to flee...