‘My Light is your Light’, light installation by Alaa Minawi paying tribute to Syrian refugees who are enduring painful living conditions. The exhibition travelled to different cities in the Middle East and Europe. Shown here at Beirut Spring Festival (May–June 2015). Photograph by Kristian Secher.
This research project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, critically reflected on some of the key challenges posed by the Syrian refugee emergency in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and the wider Middle East. A workshop, entitled 'The Long-term Challenges of Forced Migration: Local and Regional Perspectives from Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq', was held at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ on 17–18 June 2016, from which a , a and a were produced. All papers were published and in print, in both English and Arabic.
Publications
Ribale Sleiman Haidar (ed.), '', ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Middle East Centre Collected Papers 6 (September 2016).
Filippo Dionigi et al, , ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Middle East Centre (September 2016).
Principal Investigator
Filippo Dionigi | Principal Investigator
Filippo was Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Middle East Centre.