“The point was simply this: The most important thing we could never forget was that we could never forget,” said Viet Thanh Nguyen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.
On Campus, News
Student Tells Experience of Escaping War-Torn Syria
Aboukhater was in math class when she heard the first bombs go off in Aleppo and realized the city would never be the same.
News, On Campus, Top Story
Executive Order Could Affect BC Students, Faculty Traveling to Middle East
Layla Aboukhater, MCAS ’18, a student from Syria, said the situation was bad for Syrian refugees even before Trump’s order.
Top Story, Administration
Leahy, Senior Admin Issue Statement on Trump’s Executive Order
In tandem with Executive Vice President Michael Lochhead and Provost David Quigley, Boston College president Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. issued a statement late Sunday night condemning President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the entry of refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations.
On Campus, News
Hovil Presents Research on African Refugee Experience
Even when policymakers claim that refugees are free to leave camps to find work and housing, often such necessities are difficult to access.
Opinions, Column, Features
From the Middle East to Westeros: A Flickering Light in Syria
In war-torn Syria, spurts of electricity offer an escapist glimpse into another world.
