Emigration, Immigration & Migration

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Man at the Airport How Social Media Saved My Life: One Syrian's Story twp	Man at the Airport explores what it means to be a Syrian, an “illegal” and a refugee. More broadly, it examines the power of social media to amplify individual voices and facilitate …	Hassan Al Kontar	232	2021	View
NEW! My Mother, My Translator Véhicule Press	In 2008, Jaspreet Singh made a pact with his mother. He would gladly give her the go-ahead to publish her significantly altered translation of a story from his …	Jaspreet Singh	280	2021	View
The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? The Munk Debates House of Anansi Press	The world is facing the worst humanitarian crisis since the Second World War. Over 300,000 are dead in Syria, and one and half million are either injured or disabled. Four and a half million …	Louise Arbour; Mark Steyn; Nigel Farage; Rudyard Griffiths; Simon Schama	114	2016	View
From Introduction From: Man at the Airport View twp		Hassan Al Kontar	5	2021	$0.50 Add
From NEW! My Mother, My Translator From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	Recounts the story of Singh’s mother translating his first collection of short stories into Punjabi. Their trust over the translation of the fourteenth story prompted Singh to push his …	Jaspreet Singh	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? From: The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? View House of Anansi Press	This reading consists of a transcript of the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The resolution being debated is "give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to break …	Louise Arbour; Mark Steyn; Nigel Farage; Rudyard Griffiths; Simon Schama	45	2016	$5.40 Add
From Mark Steyn in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths From: The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? View House of Anansi Press	This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and author Mark Steyn prior to the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The topic is the West’s response to …	Mark Steyn; Rudyard Griffiths	7	2016	$0.84 Add
From The Olive Farm From: Man at the Airport View twp	In the opening chapter, Al Kontar reflects on the Syrian Civil War and his childhood on an olive farm in Sweida.	Hassan Al Kontar	7	2021	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Unfinished From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	Reveals that Singh’s mother passed away before finishing her memoir, prompting him to undertake a new project.	Jaspreet Singh	1	2021	$0.10 Add
From Leaving Syria From: Man at the Airport View twp	In this chapter, the author describes his experiences as a law student in Syria, and his first international trip to Abu Dhabi.	Hassan Al Kontar	5	2021	$0.50 Add
From Nigel Farage in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths From: The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? View House of Anansi Press	This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and politician Nigel Farage prior to the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The topic is the West’s …	Nigel Farage; Rudyard Griffiths	7	2016	$0.84 Add
From NEW! Some Photons From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	A poem about eyes.	Jaspreet Singh	1	2021	$0.10 Add
From NEW! Face From: My Mother, My Translator View Véhicule Press	Relates the turmoil of Singh’s decision to remove his turban and cut his hair as a teen–the trauma it caused his mom, and the pain he suffered as consequence. Speculates on the …	Jaspreet Singh	11	2021	$1.10 Add
From Simon Shama in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths From: The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? View House of Anansi Press	This reading consists of an interview between journalist Rudyard Griffiths and historian Simon Shama prior to the Munk Debate on the Global Refugee Crisis. The topic is the West’s response …	Rudyard Griffiths; Simon Shama	7	2016	$0.84 Add
From Three: Crossing the Mediterranean From: The Imperilled Ocean View Goose Lane Editions	In readings from this book Journalist Lauren Trethewey explores stories about the many ways in which people around the world interact with the ocean. In this chapter Trethewey provides the …	Laura Trethewey	28	2020	$2.80 Add
From Two Faces From: Man at the Airport View twp	This chapter details the author’s experiences in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as he tried to make friends and find work. He was in the UAE when the conflict in Syria began.	Hassan Al Kontar	15	2021	$1.50 Add