Tag: refugee crisis

  • Left Behind: Families of Refugees Wait in Limbo

    Left Behind: Families of Refugees Wait in Limbo

    Wahid Haider talks about his son’s departure to Italy almost seven years ago without regret or hesitation. Haider has not seen Nayeem, now 30 years old, since he left Nankar in search of better economic prospects, travelling through Romania, where he spent several months, before entering Italy. Wahid, a former chair of a Union Parishad…

  • Ai Weiwei: “The Only Conclusion is That There is a Lot of Inhumanity in Us”

    Ai Weiwei: “The Only Conclusion is That There is a Lot of Inhumanity in Us”

    Ai Weiwei, the Chinese activist, dissident, artist and exile’s new film “Human Flow” focuses on the people the world would rather forget: refugees. The film spans the globe, following stories from Afghanistan to Greece to Mexico. Interviewer: How did people become scared of refugees? Ai Weiwei: There is no one who willingly leaves their home.…