The Syrian Refugee Crisis

community is the Syrian Refugee Crisis. The situation has only escalated since its start in 2011, and as the number of displaced Syrians reaches over 9 million, countries around the world, not just the ones in the Middle East, are increasing efforts to offer asylum and aid for these people. The Syrian Refugee Crisis began with peaceful anti-government protests in March of 2011, but after the violent response of the government, rebels, army defectors, and many civilians formed the Free Syrian Army by July

have been presented a gift, in the wake of the Syrian refugee crisis, to retake our place as The Superpower, and what do we do? We would rather listen to bigots spew nonsense, have a circus sideshow perform, and only take half measures to show we are ‘doing our part’. How about we take a stand, and look through the facade, and do something. A common cause for concern--amongst our many incompetent citizens and leaders--is ‘what religion are the Syrian refugees’? Senator Ted Cruz, one of several Republican

Last week, I attended a workshop on refugee issues held at Carleton University. To my surprise, the workshop did not go as I had anticipated. The primary focus of the Refugee Education Workshop was to provide a forum to facilitate an open discourse about the current Syrian refugee crisis and the impact that it will have on Canada and its policies. Initially, to facilitate more discussion and to make everyone feel comfortable, the workshop coordinator planned to have two workshop run at the same

The issue I have chosen to write about is the Syrian refugee crisis. I believe this is a pertinent topic of discussion because it is an ongoing issue that is quintessential of conflicts witnessed previously, and unfortunately is likely to be representative of many conflicts to come. This is a morally loaded situation because evaluating what actions are warranted, and even required, is the subject of moral judgements by both nations and individuals. In this essay I shall first offer a descriptive

A famous philosopher theologian once wrote a book entitled, How Shall We Then Live? In light of the current Syrian Refugee Crisis, I find myself asking the asking the question, "How Shall I Then Live?" As I watch the refugee tragedy unfold, one word comes to mind; "REACTION!" Not long ago, I sat at a the Waffle House Restaurant in Springfield, Missouri. While eating scrambled eggs and drinking my coffee, a patron frantically erupted, "I don't know what we are going to do? I hear they are letting

The Syrian Refugee Crisis Whether or not the United States should be admitting more Syrian refugees into the country is a constant debate among people. Syrian refugee lives are just as important as American citizens lives and for this reason, the United States has a responsibility to help. The U.S. is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and can contribute by providing sizable financial, humanitarian, and medical aid for Syrian refugees. While Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt have

Latifa HassanJan Syrian Refugee University of Kansas On September of 2015, the image of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi went viral. “The toddler’s lifeless body on a Turkish beach had reverberated across the globe” (Parkinson & George-Cosh, 2015). Aylan’s family had “fled the brutal civil war in their native Syria and only attempted the boat crossing after Canada denied their application of admission as refugees. The image led to an astonishing outpouring of support for Syrian refugees” (Hein

The Syrian Refugee Crisis Conflict, this term has a broad definition that is defined as “latent tensions and disagreements on the one end and goes to armed and violent clashes (e.g. wars) on the other” (Eroglu Utku, Sirkeci, and Yazgan 2015). This is the root cause of many of the violent wars and crises that have occurred over thousands of years. In more recent times critical conflicts that have occurred throughout the world have had adverse effects globally. It was estimated, by the United Nations

Article B “The Syrian Refugee Crisis in a Nutshell” shows how the syrian refugees are put in an unseemly position and are being forced to flee for there safely not by choice. In the last article C “Syrian Refugee Crisis: Need Compassion and Security” this articles focus on the emotional aspect of the syrian refugee crisis and recognizes more compassionate stances to appropriately manage the issues. These three articles

This essay will critically evaluate a number of articles on the refugee/ migrant crisis, demonstrating why the The Guardian article by an anonymous Syrian refugee was the most compelling and convincing argument. Before I begin this essay I would like to first elucidate the crisis specifically in Europe. It has been estimated that 650,000 migrants have arrived by sea this year so far, according to the International Organisation of Migration. Out of each 20 asylum applicants in the EU-27, 5 were minors