Syria

I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I’m the first female Syrian refugee pilot
Refugees at Christmas

I came to Britain as a teenager. Now I’m the first female Syrian refugee pilot

For the latest instalment of our Refugees at Christmas series, we talk to Maya Ghazal, the first female Syrian refugee pilot

Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK
Asylum seekers

Cut off and uncared for: This is what life is like for asylum seekers in the UK

For many in the asylum system, community and the care they find within it is not just a ‘superpower’ but a lifeline they are forced to create

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees
Refugees

How the Alsama Project grew from a small Lebanese flat to educate hundreds of teen refugees

Meike Ziervogel’s new novel Shams is inspired by the Alsama Project, which gives refugees and displaced teenagers the tools to change their lives

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
Syria

‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
Syria

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future

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Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications
Syria

Calls to give Syrian asylum seekers right to work while UK suspends refugee applications

How you can donate to help rescue efforts after the Turkey and Syria earthquakes
Turkey and Syria earthquakes

How you can donate to help rescue efforts after the Turkey and Syria earthquakes

For Sama – the film that shows what it’s like to grow up in a warzone
Film

For Sama – the film that shows what it’s like to grow up in a warzone

Silenced Voices: New exhibition highlights political prisoners in Syria
Film

Silenced Voices: New exhibition highlights political prisoners in Syria