Refugees

The Taste of Olive Oil and Thyme in Syria

A flavour from home brings a much-needed moment of comfort.

22 May 15

Displaced people find their homes battered by three years of fighting.

8 May 15

Displacement and loss of a family caught up in conflict.

1 Apr 15

Remembering an attack on the biggest Palestinian refugee camp.

1 Apr 15

Little pay and few books make teaching a profession for only the truly dedicated.

30 Mar 15

Reflections on leaving a war-torn country, perhaps forever.

16 Mar 15

Ninety-day stay now being enforced, and breaking the rules can lead to a re-entry bar.

4 Mar 15

Reflections on a childhood in the Syrian city of Raqqa, now under the control of Islamic State.

23 Feb 15

Across the border in Turkey, increasing demand and local resentment are making accommodation hard to find.

21 Jan 15

Since the civil war started in 2011, thousands have tried to make the punishing journey but only a few succeed.

16 Jan 15

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