Movie Review: Argo (2012)

Movie Review: Argo (2012)

Argo is an American biographical historical drama thriller film directed, produced by, and starring Ben Affleck released in 2012. The movie is about the Iranian hostage crisis that occurred in 1979. It focuses on the six escapees and the...

A Review of Refugee Blues

A Review of Refugee Blues

In the poem Refugee Blues by W.H. Auden, the author writes about his experience as a German Jew who has fled from Germany in search of a new home. He discusses antisemitism and the refugee experience. When Auden “Walked through a wood, saw birds in the trees / They...

UNHCR: Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Persons

UNHCR: Forcibly Displaced and Stateless Persons

The UNHCR infographic presents a detailed picture of the displacement crisis affecting West and Central Africa, revealing that 13.4 million people are forcibly displaced or stateless. The map identifies specific regions with the highest displacement rates, including...

Syrian Refugee-hosting Countries 2022

Syrian Refugee-hosting Countries 2022

The blue countries on the map above represent the largest Syrian refugee-hosting countries as of 2022. In March 2011, the Syrian refugee crisis emerged due to violent government suppression of public demonstrations supporting teenagers who were arrested for...

Refugees from Ukraine

Refugees from Ukraine

This data shows how many Ukrainian refugees are in countries that are featured in the Refugee Response Plan and how many Ukrainian refugees applied for asylum, TP or similar national protection schemes, in those countries. The blue columns in the graph represent the...

Baklava

Baklava

Baklava is a delicious, rich pastry made of layers of filo dough filled with chopped nuts, usually pistachios, walnuts, or almonds, and sweetened with honey or syrup. It's a popular dessert in many Middle Eastern and Mediterranean countries, known for its flaky...

Percent Denied Asylum in Each Country 2020

Percent Denied Asylum in Each Country 2020

https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/630/ This bar graph shows the percent of people denied asylum who requested for it in the year 2020 in different countries, mostly in the continents of Asia and South America, though Mexico is in North America and Cameroon is...

Rohingya by Country

Rohingya by Country

The Rohingya are an ethnic minority group from Myanmar that have faced decades of discrimination and repression under successive Myanmar authorities. They have been effectively denied citizenship under the 1982 Citizenship Law, and thus are one of the largest...