Here's the story of the only Syrian on Korea's Jeju Island. He's asked for asylum there, but Korean authorities say the war back home isn't enough of a reason to get it.
With so many men killed or missing, it’s up to the women to run their community, and they’re making a difference in people’s lives, including their own.
Essa Hassan is new to Mexico and the first participant in a project to give Syrians scholarships to study there. Thirty more students may be on the way.
The war in Syria forced 22-year-old Ahmed Lababidi to leave his country. He now calls Jeju Island — a honeymoon destination for South Koreans — home. Though, for how much longer is anyone’s guess.
The voices of Syrian women still in the country are infrequently part of the discussion when it comes to Syria. Join the conversation and ask questions directly to a group of women who work in besieged area of Damascus.
Malte-Kollenberg_35_WEB_CROP.jpg?itok=jcL6hrzO "Ahmed Lababidi left his war torn hometown, Aleppo, Syria, fleeing across the Turkish border in 2012. He followed his younger brother to South Korea and settled on the island of Jeju.")
Malte-Kollenberg_04_web_CROP.jpg?itok=o9-LVYDx "Ahmed Lababidi waits for the bus on Jeju Island. Lababidi left his war torn hometown, Aleppo, fleeing across the Turkish border in 2012. He followed his younger brother to South Korea and settled on Jeju.")
