Jessica Doumit

Sep 16, 2024 | timep.org | Noura Aljizawi |Justin Salhani |Jessica Doumit

Rawia* is a Syrian activist in Turkey and a mother of three beautiful children. She kept her children at home, locked the doors, closed the windows, and told them not to speak loudly so people wouldn’t hear them speak Arabic. Her fear for their safety increased after the outbreak of racist violence invoked against Syrians in the Turkish town of Kayseri, which spread like wildfire to other cities. She hoped the walls would shield them, so she kept her kids at home.

Sep 16, 2024 | timep.org | Salma Daoudi |Hamid Khalafallah |Jessica Doumit |Michelle Eid

As death continues to take many forms and steal an ever-increasing number of lives in Gaza, escaping it merely marks the continuation of a protracted agony. Every act of violence committed by Israeli forces causes irreversible loss, whether financial, social, emotional, or physical. By rendering healthy life unattainable for the large majority of the population, Israel’s military actions do not just debilitate a Palestinian present, but also cripple any chances of a Palestinian future.

Sep 16, 2024 | timep.org | Justin Salhani |Noura Aljizawi |Jessica Doumit

This article is part of a collaborative project between the Arabi Facts Hub (AFH) and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) on misinformation and disinformation in the Arab World. In Lebanon, Syrian refugees are regularly subjected to serious and xenophobic online and offline misinformation and disinformation campaigns that incite against them and call for their deportation.