Syrian Refugee Crisis – CLP
WHEN Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 7 – 8pm
WHERE Johns Hall 101
The Syrian Refugee Crisis is one of the biggest humanitarian and refugee crises of our time, with over 4.8 million Syrian residents fleeing violence in their homeland and seeking refuge and safety elsewhere. This lecture is part of the Global Refugee Crisis lecture series that focuses on the historical and religious context of such an event, as well as how organizations such as NGOS or local communities respond. Dr. Akan Malici will introduce and provide a historical context for the Syrian Refugee crisis for the first 20 minutes of this event, followed by a 30-minute address by Ms. Roya Naderi of the Karam Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides innovative education, entrepreneurial development, and community-driven aid for Syrian refugees. Ms. Naderi will focus on how Non-profit and Non-governmental organizations, like Karam foundation, respond to the crisis. Major topics include what does on-the-ground assistance in Syrian look like, what are NGOs doing in the United States to help with the refugees, etc. 10 minutes will be reserved for Q and A from the audience. Such an event will engage students in a spectrum of ideas, bringing their attention to the other side of the world through an understanding of the origin and the current development of such a global crisis.
- Hope and a Future: The Story of Syrian Refugees
- The Consequences of Chaos: Syria’s Humanitarian Crisis and the Failure to Protect
- Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect
- The Welfare of Syrian Refugees: Evidence from Jordan and Lebanon
- Examining the Syrian Humanitarian Crisis from the Ground : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session
- The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Its Impact on the Security of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session, November 19, 2015
- A Requiem for Syrian Refugees (streaming video from Films on Demand)
- Admitting Syrian Refugees: The Intelligence Void and the Emerging Homeland Security Threat: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session, June 24, 2015
- Syria Burning: A Short History of a Catastrophe
- Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect: Security and Human Rights
