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Education and The Politics of the Syrian ‘Refugee Crisis’: Educational Journeys and Hope Under Uncertainty

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Date & Time

Tue, 9 Jun 2026

14:00 - 15:00

Venue

Seminar Room K/L

15 Norham Gardens, Oxford, OX2 6PY

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About this event

Dr. Hiba Salem discusses education and the Syrian refugee crisis in this seminar.

Why you should come

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• Learn how the 'refugee crisis' reshaped Syrian youths' education.

• Hear Dr. Hiba Salem's findings from 60 oral history interviews.

Event Highlights

  • Examines how the global framing of the ‘refugee crisis’ has reshaped young Syrian's lived realities.
  • Explores how education has become a central site through which hope is promised and managed.
  • Reveals how policies of containment, segregation, and legal precarity shape life within and beyond classroom walls.

Speaker

Dr Hiba Salem

University of Oxford

Programme

14:00 - 15:00

Seminar Room K/L

Organized by: Dr Maia Chankseliani

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