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What would you do if you fell out with your neighbours?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 3 Mar 25

According to the UNHCR, at present the UK is hosting over 350,000 refugees and asylum seekers. But how many of these people are genuine refugees in need, in the way it would normally be understood? Obviously I know people are...

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Walking In Another Person's Shoes.

Kandase @Kandae11 (57233) 12 May 22

I see them, men, women and children leaving their homes - homes they have lived in for the past ten, twenty, thirty years. They are walking into the unknown, anywhere to escape the bombs and mayhem in their country. Traveling...

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Do you know any refugees?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 29 Nov 21

I was just talking to the girls over the weekend about refugees and migrants, a hot topic here at the moment as thousands are risking their lives to cross the English Channel in flimsy pathetic little boats. And it made me think...

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The ISIS fighters return to the west with their tales between their legs....

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5217) • Northampton, England 22 Feb 19

A young lady born in London called Shamima Begum wants to return to the United Kingdom after going to Syria to be with ISIS. She ran away to the caliphate as a 15-year-old schoolgirl with her two friends and now that ISIS have had...

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A refugee finds his way back to Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381741) • Rockingham, Australia 13 Feb 19

The release of Hakeem al-Ariabi, a Bahraini refugee, from a Thai prison has been the main focus of our news programs for some days now. Hakeem plays semi-professional football with the Pascoe Vale Football Club in...

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Saudi teenage girl managed to escape Saudi Arabia and live in Canada

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 1 Feb 19

The 18 year Rahaf Mohammed is now the most hated woman in Saudi Arabia after she managed to escape her family. We know how less rights women have there. Even if you are like 80 years old, you cannot leave the house without a Male...

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How Jesus became a refugee?

Hope @1hopefulman (45111) • Canada 17 Dec 16

What is a refugee? A refugee is a person who flees to a foreign country to escape danger or persecution. In these days, tens of thousands have had to flee their homeland because of wars and other atrocities or...

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REFUGEES LIFE

saman samo @3123123mo (14) • Iraq 11 Oct 16

Do you have an idea how the refugees live in Iraq ??? they are living at a small tents ,hard life ,Especially in the winter Where rain and cold. Displaced from their homes, BUT despite all this, they love , enjoy with their life...

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What do you think of war and peace ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 3 Sep 16

I think nobody likes war since war means many killing, tears and suffering and refugee , economy, etc. will occurs. Living in a peaceful world is what most of people would prefer. However, when there are just some bad guys show up...

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Dadaab Refugee Camp

Ankit Mahapatra @ak3850 (59) • Bhubaneshwar, India 11 May 16

Apparently ,the Kenyan government will close Dadaab refugee camp which has hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees and is often referred to as the world's largest camp. Is this a right step taken by the Kenyan government?

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How would you comment on the New Year Eve crime in Germany just in last week ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 8 Jan 16

I think it was so terrible to see whole bunch of terrorist like people enter into Germany and actively harm this country in the last New Year Eve by sexually assault so many women in different cities of Germany. Some people...

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Syrian Refugee Crisis

Arnik @FREE_GUY (30) 20 Dec 15

What possible solutions do you see of this present crisis. Should refugees be allowed in or not? Is to safe or unsafe to let in? How to help refugees? Any longterm solutions? What are your views about this present situation? Feel...

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Wanting, Wanting from Me all the Time

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 13 Dec 15

These charities wanting money for this Country or those refugees what about my own Country. I figure my Country needs my support and I will give it to them not to some refugee or another country where who knows where the money...

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Is Europe just too tolerant?

merihim @merihim (18) • Bulgaria 21 Nov 15

I ask myself this question and so I want to ask you too. Do you think that the countries in European Union got too tolerant with the whole refugees crisis or do you think that there is no other way than accepting everyone coming...

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Syrian Refugees

Eric Fink @esfes025 (432) • Elkhart, Indiana 20 Nov 15

Thought I would enter a discussion that probably will get some controversy. I will ask before posting this that if you engage it is a discussion and no bashing of opinions and views. Here are some of mine: I am disappointed that...

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We should admit All Refugees. NO! We should build 50 foot tall walls.

MakingCents @MakingCents (743) 19 Nov 15

Or perhaps somewhere in between. Like everything that I see being hotly debated I wonder why there are such 'extreme' views and barely anyone talking sense. Obviously the Syrian refugees are a hot button topic right now. And...

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They must have blend in with the Refugees

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 15 Nov 15

There's no way an attack like that in a magnitude scale could reach france, It's bad enough for other parts of Europe to accept the refugees that were so many and now the terrorist had given a door way to strike to any country in...

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About Paris attacks

AtypicalRussian @TypicalRussian (747) • Budennovsk, Russian Federation 14 Nov 15

I am very sorry for innocent victims of those acts of terrorism. If i had had any possibility to prevent it or help people, I would have rushed to do it right now. And now listen to the appropriate Russian fairy tale "Teremok"...

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Is giving shelter to refugee a bad thing?

MANISH K RAO @mkrnex (785) • Bangalore, India 24 Sep 15

I recently seen a discussion in MyLot where one was harping that they are proving shelter to 20,000 refugees in five years!! So, my point is isn't this disgusting way of treating refugees similar to plain refusing them as in term...

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My solution to refugee problem

vanny @vandana7 (102698) • India 8 Sep 15

I have stated it elsewhere, and I may be a tad idealistic here. But if you all could bear with me. Suppose all the nations willing to take in those refugees, and other nations that can spare some monies spare some and give it to...

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