This month, the United Nations released a report stating that today a record 65 million people have been displaced by global conflict. As this staggering number only seems to grow, confidence in world leadership to manage these overlapping crises, let alone solve them, is at an all time low.

Since 1948, millions of Palestinians have been displaced from their homes, placed in temporary refugee camps, awaiting return to their homeland. The decades-old refugee camps in Lebanon have only become more crowded with new waves of refugees fleeing conflict in Syria. Today, I speak Amina Ashkar, born in the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon on the situation in Lebanon, the peace process, and her message to Arab-Americans.

Photo Credit: Simon Norfolk

22 - When Temporary Doesn't Feel So Temporary: Interview with Refugee Amina Ashkar

Guided by Linda Khoury (producer for KPFA's Up Front) and Souraya A., Arabiyaat is a space for Arabs in the Middle East and the diaspora to explore their identity and heritage, creating a common ground for Levantines, North Africans, Gulf Arabs, Muslims, Christians, and everything in between. 

You can reach us at arabiyaat.podcast@gmail.com

Arabiyaat is produced at 94.1 FM KPFA studios in Berkeley, CA. 

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22 - When Temporary Doesn't Feel So Temporary: Interview with Refugee Amina Ashkar

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