Refugees in/from the Middle East: Policy Implications, Education, and Artistic Representations University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 6-7, 2020 This interdisciplinary conference brings together scholars from the social sciences and humanities who examine forced migration within …
Refugees
UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage
UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage seeks to humanize the word “refugee.” For 6 weeks (February 5- March 15, 2020), the School of Human Ecology will host this multi-media installation featuring the sculptures of Mohamad Hafez, a Syrian-born, Connecticut-based …
MES Lecture: Nell Gabiam – Stay in Turkey or Continue Toward Europe?
“Stay in Turkey or Continue Toward Europe? Palestinians Displaced from Syria and the Instability of Exile” According to UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works for Palestine Refugees) an estimated 20% of Syria’s Palestinian refugee population …