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In Search of the Least Bad Option

Posted by Wynne Boelt on December 13th, 2007

A notice in an Iraqi-owned barber shop in Damascus advertises free trips for returnees.
A notice in an Iraqi-owned barber shop in Damascus advertises free trips for returnees. The customer being shaved has no intention of returning. The barber and his friend say, “Perhaps, but not yet.” Photo: Anna Husarska
Anna Husarska, IRC senior policy adviser, published an article in Slate last week that examined the return to Iraq of some Iraqi refugees living in Syria. “For many Iraqi refugees, the increased difficulties of remaining in Syria now outweigh the dangers of going back to a marginally safer Iraq,” Husarska wrote.
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This entry was posted on Thursday, December 13th, 2007 at 12:42 pm and is filed under MiddleEast, news, refugees. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “In Search of the Least Bad Option”

  1. forecasthighs Says:
    March 9th, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    Here are some Sudanese and Eritrean refugees in Israel

    http://forecasthighs.com/2008/03/07/ghetto-rising-in-tel-aviv/

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