Ghosts of violence haunt Nigerian town
Killings in 2017 have yet to be addressed, raising concerns about the future.
Turkey’s presidential election boosts nativist politics
And endangers an immigration boom in Gaziantep.
Descendants of expelled Muslims renew ties with Crete
A century after a major population exchange, Turkocretans offer an example of reconciliation with Greece.
NYT: Joshua Levkowitz on Syrians in Turkey
“Scapegoated by Everyone, Wanted by No One,” by Joshua Levkowitz (Syrians in exile, 2021-2023), New York Times, July 12, 2023
Russian émigrés’ fractured families
Exiles reckon with accusations of betrayal from loved ones back home.
Syrians trapped in Lebanon’s failed state
A mounting anti-refugee campaign is raising real fear about deportation home.
Syrian arrivals see northern Iraq as a springboard
But earlier waves still in the country provide a cautionary tale.
Communities in Ghana try to arbitrate farmer-herder conflicts on their own
But mediators are still finding themselves ensnared in messy local politics.