MER Article The Politics of Refugee Advocacy and Humanitarian Assistance Despite advance warnings of entrenched conflict and the displacement of tens of thousands of people, in 2003 the Bush administration embarked on a regime-changing war in Iraq with little consideration of the human costs. The Iraq war has created a flow of forced migrants, both within and across nati Kathryn Libal, Scott Harding • 12 min read
MER Article Refugees in Limbo Long lines of Iraqis form early in the morning at the compound of a Damascus non-profit agency that provides social services for Iraqi refugees. About 100 men, women and children patiently wait their turn to meet with the agency’s case workers. Some of the older women begin to tire and move slowly a Madona Mokbel • 16 min read
MER Article Unsettling the Categories of Displacement The Middle East has long had the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s major producers of refugees. By the beginning of 2007, the Middle East was generating 5,931,000 refugees out of a world total of 13,948,800. Over the past century, not just conflict but development projects, environment Julie Peteet • 18 min read
MER Article From the Editors (Fall 2007) A grim irony of MERIP’s history is that demand for our work rises at times of extraordinary turmoil in the region we cover. This was true during the 1987-1993 Palestinian uprising and the 1990-1991 Gulf war, and it is true today. By almost every measure, from subscriptions (Author not identified) • 2 min read
