Negotiating with the Schengen’s Gatekeeper: Turkey and the European Migrant Crisis
Europe is experiencing a migrant crisis of tremendous magnitude, the largest it has experienced since the…
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The Clash of “Isms” – When Racism Wins
It was in the late 2000s that sexual violence became a core focus of the media in Europe. In her article on “Sexual…
The Age of Erdogan: Why Turkey Voted AKP
The results of Turkey’s recent parliamentary election were anything but ordinary. Within the past five months,…
The Battle for Germany’s Soul
It is a scene that has become depressingly familiar. Between twenty to thirty masked attackers, armed with baseball…
At the Root of the European Refugee Crisis: An issue of European Identity?
Decrepit conditions, fences being raised, police taking up batons- the reaction of certain European countries…
The Tragedy of Colonial Borders
Four years into the crisis, the international community continues to struggle in forming a coherent response to…
Video: The Refugee’s Struggle
This week is a busy one but I wanted to share this link from the Syrian refugee crisis event that I wrote about…
Explaining the Refugee Crisis: The Failure and Triumph of Collective Memory
Last Friday evening, a collaboration of groups lead by the McGill Syrian Students Association put on an event…
Rethinking Migration and Refuge
"Workers in Canada have the Charter right to move around within the country, from Montreal to Toronto to…
The Beginning of the End? Europe’s Refugee Crisis
From a public perspective, it seems as though there is never any peace within the European Union. For the past 5…