The Iraqi Refugee Crisis
The conflict in Iraq has created the greatest refugee crisis the Middle East has seen in 50 years, with more than four million Iraqis fleeing their homes. An estimated two million are refugees in neighboring countries, while another 2.5 million are internally displaced.
At a recent panel, journalist George Packer discussed his new play Betrayed, which centers on the treatment of Iraqis who risked their lives to work for U.S. forces. Afterward, photographer Lori Grinker screened a short multimedia film about Iraqi refugees in Jordan.
They were joined by Refugees International advocate Kristele Younes, who recently returned from a fact-finding mission in the Middle East, and Omer Salih Mahdi, an Iraqi doctor, journalist, and documentary film director, to discuss the humanitarian and political implications of the refugee crisis.
Listen to the event above.
