http://dir.salon.com/topics/refugees/?source=rss&aim=refugees en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT By Anna Badkhen Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/12/iraqi_refugees/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/12/iraqi_refugees/index.html?source=rss Thanks to a law meant to quell sectarian violence, returning refugees who find their homes occupied cannot kick them out. By Carol Lloyd Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/12/survival_sex/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/07/12/survival_sex/index.html?source=rss Iraqi refugees banned from legal work turn to prostitution. By Marc Perelman Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/11/ahlam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/11/ahlam/index.html?source=rss Ahlam Al-Jabouri did fearless humanitarian work under the U.S. Army in Iraq -- but when her life was torn apart by sectarian hatred, U.S. authorities were MIA. By Mohamad Bazzi Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/31/syria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/31/syria/index.html?source=rss The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East. By Gary Kamiya Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2006/10/31/shame/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2006/10/31/shame/index.html?source=rss What we have done to the Iraqi people can never be undone. But there is one small gesture we can make: Apologize. By Alexandra Berzon Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/31/tuvalu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/03/31/tuvalu/index.html?source=rss The island nation is slowly being inundated as the ocean rises, and some citizens are fleeing. How will the world handle a flood of "climate refugees"? By Jen Banbury Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/22/kurdistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/22/kurdistan/index.html?source=rss Angry with the U.S. for betraying their dream of independence, the Kurds could ignite an Iraqi civil war. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/05/14/palestinians/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/05/14/palestinians/index.html?source=rss After years of special treatment under Saddam, Palestinians in Iraq are getting a brutal postwar payback. By Michelle Goldberg Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/05/13/no_mans_land/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/05/13/no_mans_land/index.html?source=rss A group of Iranian Kurds, who endured more than 20 years in a squalid Iraq refugee camp, are now squatting in a no man's land on the Jordanian border -- and threatening mass suicide if they are not resettled. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/20/aid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/20/aid/index.html?source=rss International aid workers fear a humanitarian crisis as the bombs start falling on Iraqi cities. By Ferry Biedermann Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/15/jenin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/15/jenin/index.html?source=rss Life in the embattled refugee camp of Jenin is one of fear and conflicting stories. By Janelle Brown Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/12/05/brussels_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/12/05/brussels_women/index.html?source=rss Delegates in Brussels prepare for a role in government, and react variously to a French belly dancer in a spangled bra. By Sean Kenny Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/05/refugees/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/10/05/refugees/index.html?source=rss Hundreds of thousands of Afghans already live in squalid Pakistani refugee camps, where freshly made coffins lie outside carpenters' workshops. Can the world handle a million more? By Fiona Morgan Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/09/asylum/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/09/asylum/index.html?source=rss Are women who flee domestic violence political refugees? The INS says they could be, but controversial new rules could come too late for the woman whose case inspired them. By Laura Rozen Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/07/aid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/07/aid/index.html?source=rss On the front lines of war, humanitarian-aid workers do the work of diplomats -- but some say they should stay away from politics. By Kate Moses Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/09/drakulic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/03/09/drakulic/index.html?source=rss Croatian novelist and journalist Slavenka Drakulic tells a story of breathtaking brutality. We interview her about her new novel and her experiences. By Peter Landesman Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/07/08/filmaid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/07/08/filmaid/index.html?source=rss When some Hollywood producers tried to bring the cinema -- and a few celebrities -- to an Albanian refugee camp, they found their audience, though appreciative, had more pressing dramas to deal with. By Laura Rozen Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/16/pristina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/16/pristina/index.html?source=rss A war-weary people emerge from the rubble with tales of neighbor helping neighbor, regardless of ethnicity. By Laura Rozen Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/02/kosovo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/06/02/kosovo/index.html?source=rss With rumors of peace, Serbs are making a last-ditch attempt to change the ethnic mix inside Kosovo forever. By David Rieff Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/05/05/macedonia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/05/05/macedonia/index.html?source=rss Imagine 26 million Cuban refugees on the shores of Miami, and you'll understand how NATO's mission in Kosovo has destabilized the region. By Laura Rozen Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/05/05/rain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/1999/05/05/rain/index.html?source=rss War hits close to home for Macedonia's most celebrated filmmaker. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/04/22/miss_israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/1999/04/22/miss_israel/index.html?source=rss Kosovar refugees aren't like Palestinians; mommies worry because they like it. By Craig Seligman Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/1999/03/24/sneaks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/1999/03/24/sneaks/index.html?source=rss Craig Seligman reviews 'Lost on Earth: Nomads of the New World' by Mark Fritz By Jonathan Broder Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/11/news/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1997/12/11/news/index.html?source=rss Why has it taken us so long to believe that the new "great hope" of Africa may have been responsible for terrible massacres?