Ramadan In Ronhingya Refugee Camps
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Shere Hussain, Sona Circle The Holy month of Ramadan occurs on the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Muslims believe it was during this month that God revealed the first verses of the Quran, the central religious text, to prophet Muhammad, on the evening known as The Night of Power (or referred to as […]
Greece Illegally Turns Away Thousands of Vulnerable People Seeking Asylum: A Crisis of Accountability
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Zoe Allen, Sona Circle Greece accused of illegally expelling refugees Last week, the New York Times reported claims that Greek authorities have been taking refugees from refugee camps and abandoning them in motorless rafts outside the Greek sea territory border rather than offering them asylum. The report claims over 1,000 refugees have […]
An Insight to the Italian Migration and Asylum System
Reading Time: 3 minutes Agnese Pierobon, Sona Circle As the COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed lives, economies and health systems across the world, many communities have experienced disruption. One annual event occurring each summer in Italy which has seen no change over the years; the arrival of migrants in the southern shores of the country. This summer, however, […]
The Perilous Journey Refugees Face
Reading Time: 4 minutes Chiara Fabbro (@chi.fabb), Sona Circle Contributor Imagine for a moment… It is night, pitch black, although by now your eyes have gotten used to the darkness. You’re in the middle of the sea, on a rubber dinghy, and around you a large expanse of water. You’re driving the dinghy. You have no experience […]
The Story of Tendol Gyalzur, the ‘Mother of Tibet’
Reading Time: 3 minutes by Aanya Bhandari, Sona Circle Orphaned at the age of eight, during the failed 1959 Tibetan uprising, Tendol fled to India then immigrated to Germany where she became a nurse, and later helped the Chinese government to aid needy children in her homeland. Tendol Gyalzur was born in Shigatse, located within the historical […]
Refugees & COVID-19: Why the Ability to Self-Isolate is a Luxury
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Aanya Bhandari, Sona Circle In an appallingly short span of time, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a calamitous global effect, touching nearly every country and territory. As is the case with any catastrophic event, certain groups are left more vulnerable than others. One such group in this instance is refugees. Refugees face […]