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Stopping the Deadly Somali Migrant Crisis, One Educated Youth At a Time
Across the Horn of Africa, classes are being taught to try and convince young people not to embark on the deadly journey, while religious leaders rebuke the practice at mosques and local gatherings, and activists fight migration creatively.
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Escaping Assad: A Syrian Kurd's Story
“The revolution began as a peaceful civilian movement for all Syrians, Kurds, Arabs, everyone," says Sami. "And I look at where we are now and it is so depressing. The revolution has been stolen.”
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Kurdish Women Fight Odds to Broadcast on Women's Rights
Radio Dange Nwe, founded and run by women in Halabja in northern Iraq, has made waves with a program that fights conservative ideas and helps refugee women discuss and solve their problems.
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Confronting Crisis of Legitimacy, Scotland Could Break or Remake the European Union
To respect the democratic will of the both peoples, Scots and Northern Irish should be given the choice which union to stay in, Britain or Europe, with new referendums.
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Teargas Fired As Refugees Try To Breach Greek-Macedonian Border
Chaotic scenes have intensified across Greece as the embattled government edged closer to declaring a state of emergency to deal with tens of thousands of migrants and refugees trapped in the country.
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Refugee Crisis Sharpens In Britain As Portsmouth Moves to Close Door On Asylum Seekers
As the daily flow of about 8,000 refugees into Europe shows little sign of abating, showdowns like the one in Portsmouth are likely to increase as tensions and frustrations grow.
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German Businesses See Migrants As Rich Opportunity For National Renewal
"Refugees present a chance and a challenge for us in Germany," said Thomas Sperveslage, a personnel manager at a construction company, and "we should do everything we can to help people integrate and adapt."
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Protests Continue As UK Stumbles, Trying To Find Footing In Refugee Crisis
Glasgow Council became the first local council in the U.K. to offer guaranteed support and accommodation to refugees surging into Europe from Syria, Afghanistan and other war-torn countries.
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Triumph Of Song: Syrian Musicians Who Fled Civil War Build A New Orchestra In Germany
Founded by musician-activists in Bremen, the orchestra composed of Syrian and local musicians came together to push back against the fearmongering and xenophobia that has arisen due to the refugee crisis in Europe.
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Wars Profit the 1%, Part II: How the U.K. Military Machine Is Creating Refugees
Last week's DSEi arms fair in London happened as Europe's refugee crisis reaches new proportions and countries respond to a disaster created in large part by the continent's thriving war machine.
