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When you think of getting ready for winter in D.C., it seems
straightforward enough: you pull out a heavier coat, a hat and gloves;
throw a comforter on the bed; and set the climate control to 68 degrees. But for the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who are receiving
humanitarian assistance, winter is a much more ominous prospect.
“Terrorism” is only one manifestation of the evil that the world
hopes to root out from the region where part-time terrorists have always
been full-time chauvinists. The real enemy is misogyny.
On the evening of October 16th, Refugees International celebrated the 10th anniversary of our New York Circle. This year, friends and supporters joined RI on Columbus Circle to honor Christiane Amanpour.
Hannan, four years old, squirms on her pink hospital bed, covering her
face with her hands as if I cannot see her that way. When she thinks I’m
not looking, she peeks up at me between her fingers and I give her a
quick smile.
Lamees is a lanky 14-year old with a ponytail, glasses, and an
impressive command of English. She now lives in a Turkish border town
with her parents, one sister, and two brothers – all of them refugees
from Syria’s civil war.
