Tuesday, August 14, 2012

#Syria Scholar Omar Dahi on the Economic and Human Toll of Syria's Worsening Refugee Crisis: The escalating conflict


Scholar Omar Dahi on the Economic and Human Toll of Syria's Worsening Refugee Crisis: The escalating conflict in Syria

Scholar Omar Dahi on the Economic and Human Toll of Syria’s Worsening Refugee Crisis

The escalating conflict in Syria has magnified the refugee crisis, both internally and in neighboring countries. More than 4,000 people entered Turkey in recent days, bringing the total number of Syrian refugees there close to 60,000. There are tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in neighboring Lebanon as well. As the crisis deepens, we’re joined by Omar Dahi, assistant professor of economics at Hampshire College. Born and raised in Syria, Dahi has just returned from a research trip to Lebanon looking at the consequences of the Syrian uprising, including the impact on refugees. [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]
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Omar Dahi, assistant professor of economics at Hampshire College. Born and raised in Syria, he has just returned from a research trip to Lebanon looking at the consequences of the Syrian uprising, including the impact on refugees.