The New Humanitarian

“Burundians I spoke with want more from the commission than simply chronicling the bloodshed, though: Most have lost family members during the killings and were hoping the exhumations would bring personal closure.”

For fifteen years, Syranian, Lebanese, and Palestinian refugees have found sanctuary in a neighborhood called Jabal Beddawi in northern Lebanon. Journalist Laura Gottesdiener spent time there to see how refugees, despite their differences, have forged a community under duress.