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![Humanity, hope and thoughts of home: Syrian refugees in southern Lebanon](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-25.jpg)
Humanity, hope and thoughts of home: Syrian refugees in southern Lebanon
ABBASIEH, Lebanon, February 25 (UNHCR) – Ali* and his family are living through their third winter in Lebanon, but thoughts of their Syrian home in the city of Idlib are never far away. “If ...![Shakespeare in Za’atari](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-23f-1080x675.jpg)
Shakespeare in Za’atari
Twelve-year-old Wiam Yousef Al-Ammari has not been to school since her family fled Syria in January 2013. But that hasn’t stopped her from studying Shakespeare. She was one of 80 young refugees who recently ...![A Wedding in Wartime](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-12a-1080x675.jpg)
A Wedding in Wartime
In Syria, I’m told, wedding celebrations can last up to a week—and sometimes even a month. The night before the wedding, the groom is typically fêted at home or at the hamman. On the ...![Chasing Away the Shadows](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015-02-02a-1080x675.jpg)
Chasing Away the Shadows
Refugee camps can be dark places. For many thousands of people living in tents and caravans far from home, the day effectively stops at sundown. Lack of light puts refugees at greater risk of ...![Three Baby Brothers](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-13-1080x675.jpg)
Three Baby Brothers
“How do you tell them apart?” I ask Jalila, the grandmother of newborn triplets in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. “I just know,” she replies confidently. The baby boy in her hand, she notes, looks different ...![UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visits Iraq, calls for international leadership to end suffering](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-25-1024x675.jpg)
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visits Iraq, calls for international leadership to end suffering
DOHUK, Iraq, January 25 (UNHCR)– The UN refugee agency’s Special Envoy Angelina Jolie is in Dohuk, Iraq, visiting Syrian refugees and displaced Iraqi citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to offer support to ...![The Snow Storm](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Lebanon-family-snow-1080x675.jpg)
The Snow Storm
Aisha, a mother of four from Syria, wraps a blanket around her shoulders as the wind beats against the walls of the tent. Outside, snow is piling up and soon the family’s food will ...![The Sound of Peace](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015-01-05-1080x675.jpg)
The Sound of Peace
Every morning, Ahmad gently wakes his six-year-old son, Abdu. Then he places hearing aids over the boy’s ears and asks him what he can hear. It is a ritual they cherish, a moment when ...![Try this 75-second visualization exercise](https://www.unhcr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Manhattan.jpg)