Pupils in Peril: When going to school gets dangerous

When I think of schools. I think of safe spaces. I think of spaces where children are free to learn and play! Honestly, growing up I really loved school (and still do!). It's where all of my friends are in the same place and we learn new things together. More and more, however, it seems...

Is integration a panacea?: Refugee teachers concern about their future

70% of 3.5 million Syrian refugees staying in Turkey is likely to stay, Ahval reported. Ahval introduced the report written by the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank, claiming that Turkey should take more efforts to integrate Syrian refugees into the Turkish society. The same discourse is applied to education for refugee children. Most international organizations and...

Learning in emergency: Refugee students are facing challenges after enrolled into schools

Four million refugee children do not attend school, the new report of UNHCR says. This report, “Turn the Tide: Refugee Education in Crisis,” explains that only 61% of refugee children attend primary school, and the enrollment of refugee children in school is failing to keep pace with the growing refugee population. UNHCR suggests that host...

Kerala Floods: Immediate and Continuing Efforts are demanded

Last month, one of the worst floods which India has experienced killed more than 300 people in the Indian state of Kerala, according to The Guardian. Theirworld, a non-governmental organization based in the UK, reported that about 650 schools were affected by the floods. The research conducted by BROOKINGS reported that reopening schools should be...

US and Belgium end aids to support Palestinian refugees and schools

“Cutting U.S. aid to a UN agency headed by a Swiss commissioner which provides education, health and social services to Palestinian refugees is not a formula for peace nor does it reflect American values,” states Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian journalist and former professor at Princeton University. Last week, The Washington Post reports that the Trump...

As International Actors Vie to Rebuild a Destroyed Mosul, This Writer Is Suspicious…and You Should be Too

Earlier this month on September 6th, UNESCO news reported that its first international meeting on the “Revive the Spirit of Mosul” initiative was taking place. Mosul is a major city in Northern Iraq with a rich history of cross-culturalism. However, In June 2014, the self-declared Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS) launched an assault on Mosul....