![Freedom-blind](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The irony of the violent European and American reactions to migrants in need is the history of freedom and unity we pride ourselves in. In…
![Birthrights](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
It’s disappointing that this world has the belief that we should all have equal and human rights, yet from the day a person is born,…
![Critique: "Bury Me, My Love"](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
http://burymemylove.arte.tv “Bury me, My Love” is a newly released, interactive smartphone game that tells Nour’s story as she flees Syria and attempts to reach Europe….
![Legality vs Illegality](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
While reading through the articles what dawned on me the most was the binary of illegality and legality in terms of migration however those same…
![Critique - I Came By Boat](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Critique – I Came By Boat The photo campaign “I Came by Boat” is an Australian based public awareness campaign. The campaign aims to, “raise…
![Birth and Borders](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
Dr. Alexander’s article, “The freedom to move isn’t a basic human right,. It depends on where you’re born” completely opened my eyes to the pre-determined…
![Accounts of "Borderscape"](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
In the article, “The Caribbean Roots of European Maritime Interdiction” by Jeffery Kahn, I was first struck by the hook he opens with to capture…
![Fear and Migration](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
The articles this week covered the principles of human rights. While migration has historically been a fundamental human right dating back to the roots of…
![Unknowingly Stagnant](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
These readings are heartbreaking because they reveal what seems to be colossal effort made by developed nations to reject migrants from their shores and pawn…
![Fatality of the Bootstrap Mentality](https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/themigrantandrefugeecrisis/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!” This phrase is commonly heard in conversations when people are talking about how they have overcome some type of…
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