It's such a painful time to be sharing anything. Honestly. If you have the space for it, in our latest paper, we delve into the invisibilized daily lives of Lebanon’s Syrian Dom community, with a particular focus on the gender-specific adversities encountered by its women. Historically nomadic, the Dom have largely ‘permanently’ settled in the MENA countries where they are based, though the Syrian conflict has displaced many to Lebanon, where they live in precarious conditions alongside other refugees. By focusing on vulnerabilities, forced labor, sexualization, protection, as well as intimate-partner and familial dynamics, we aim to offer insights into how systemic inequalities intersect with identity formation in a less-explored displacement context in Lebanon. Read our paper, here: lnkd.in/gZNeJtyr

Times are increasingly painful and challenging. We know this, and hope to provide some flexible, remote research opportunities for scholars who need it the most. I am pleased to share that we have four fellowship openings at the Institute for Migration Studies and the Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution @lebamericanuni. Please disregard the deadline of these calls. We are accepting applications on a rotating basis: Displacement, Conflict and Disaster Fellowship: lnkd.in/dcFWCwjG International Humanitarian Interventions in Fragile Contexts Fellowship: lnkd.in/deKwyt5T Lebanon’s Concurrent Crises Fellowship: lnkd.in/dYVT94Pv Climate Change and Conflict Prevention Fellowship: lnkd.in/dwXbAEFb Please reach out for anything you need on this.