Thousands of refugees have fled the area. refugees began returning to their homeland after years of political unrest and war
Recent Examples on the WebThe feature is a love story set in Beirut between two migrants: Mehdia, an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker, and Ahmed, a Syrian refugee who struggles to survive by selling scrap metal. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022 Contemporary social problems are wittily defused with offbeat humor in the love story of an Ethiopian cleaner and a Syrian refugee. Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022 But the single most important step in the journey of a refugee is landing a job, and yet, many of them are still struggling to do so. Gideon Maltz For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Rekke finds his in Micaela Vargas, a 26-year-old beat cop of Chilean parentage who is part of an investigative team conferring with him regarding the murder of an Afghan-refugee soccer referee. Tom Nolan, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 The Afghan refugee is charged with three counts of murder and tampering with evidence, and police have identified him as the suspect in the killing of a fourth Muslim man.CBS News, 26 Aug. 2022 Muhammad Syed, an Afghan refugee who has been in the U.S. for five years, is suspected of killing four people between November and August. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 12 Aug. 2022 Celt's 2018 novel is set at a girls boarding school in New Jersey in the 1920s, following a young Soviet refugee, Zoya, who is an outcast at the elite institution. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2022 Don’t exploit or mistreat the refugee, the orphan, and the widow. Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
French réfugié, past participle of (se) réfugier to take refuge, from Middle French refugier, from Latin refugium