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"[A]t the exact moment that the unimaginable has happened—that #Syria has finally thrown off a half-century of dictatorship and might see the end of its civil war—many of #Germany’s politicians are more interested in establishing their opposition to migration and playing to what they imagine is an anti-refugee crowd than in celebrating."

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#SyrianRefugees #refugees #AsylumSeekers #SyrianDiaspora #xenophobia @syria

The Nation · The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After AssadSome refugees may return to Syria because they want to live there again. But many won’t—for the same reasons many refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe didn’t after World War II.

"Lebanon crisis: The Syrian refugees recycling to stay alive

Deiri Fayyad rummages through dustbins in the Lebanese capital Beirut in search of plastics and other discarded materials to be recycled. It is poorly paid work, but the father of three has little option if he is to feed his family.

"I start early morning at 8:30 and work for over 12 hours," he says, as he continues looking through the waste.

With bare hands and no protective clothing, Deiri pushes his body deep inside the bin, opening plastic rubbish bags to see what he can find. He makes about 250,000 Lebanese pounds ($2; £1.63) a day."

#Lebanon #Syria #SyriaCrisis #SyrianRefugees #refugees

🔗: bbc.com/news/world-middle-east

BBC NewsLebanon crisis: The Syrian refugees recycling to stay aliveCompanies pay tiny amounts for recyclable waste in Beirut. Deiri Fayyad dives into bins to find it.