Lebanon: The Fear and Loathing of Syrian Refugees

   Source: Al Jazeera Oct 31, 2017 No Comments

Category: Featured, Middle East, Videos, World Affairs Topics: Lebanon, Syrian Refugees Views: 856
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Over a million Syrians have fled to Lebanon since the war began but their reception across the border has grown increasingly hostile.

Pick up a Lebanese newspaper or turn on the TV and you think conclude that problems that have dogged Lebanon for years such as electricity cuts, a lack of jobs and chronic pollution all began with the arrival of the refugees.

The toxic rhetoric often starts at the political level but since almost every news outlet in Lebanon has some kind of political affiliation the rhetoric often finds its way in the reporting.

Contributors: Ayman Mhanna, executive director, Samir Kassir Foundation Kareem Chehayeb, journalist Diana Moukalled, TV producer and columnist Walid Abboud, editor-in-chief, MTV

Published on Oct 28, 2017

  Category: Featured, Middle East, Videos, World Affairs
  Topics: Lebanon, Syrian Refugees
Views: 856

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