by brantstew | Jun 20, 2013 | hope, lebanon, refugees, syria
Today is World Refugee Day.According to UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), “World Refugee Day was established by the United Nations to honor the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homes...
by brantstew | Jun 17, 2013 | aleppo, beirut, lebanon, refugees, syria
A Syrian refugee, accompanied by his son, watches a news broadcast from Aleppo. While visiting the family in their home outside of Beirut, Lebanon, they inform me that they watch the news every day in order to see and hear what is happening in their home city. Most...
by brantstew | Jun 14, 2013 | education, lebanon, refugees, syria
I recently traveled to Lebanon for a couple of months to photograph Syrian refugees. I’m sure you’ve heard to varying degrees about the conflict in Syria. What you might not know is how serious a situation this is for the hundreds of thousands of displaced...
