Emigration, Immigration & Migration
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Man at the AirportHow Social Media Saved My Life: One Syrian's Story |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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From IntroductionFrom: Man at the Airport |
- | Hassan Al Kontar | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! My Mother, My TranslatorFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
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 |
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From The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond? |
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 |
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From Mark Steyn in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths |
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 |
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From The Olive FarmFrom: Man at the Airport |
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 |
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From NEW! UnfinishedFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
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 |
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From Leaving SyriaFrom: Man at the Airport |
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 |
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From Nigel Farage in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths |
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 |
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From NEW! Some PhotonsFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
A poem about eyes. | Jaspreet Singh | 1 | 2021 | $0.10 Add |
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From NEW! FaceFrom: My Mother, My Translator |
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 |
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From Simon Shama in Conversation with Rudyard Griffiths |
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 |
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From  Three: Crossing the MediterraneanFrom: The Imperilled Ocean |
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 |
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From Two FacesFrom: Man at the Airport |
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 |
