The Heights

Remembering Refugees’ Stories

Jaehun Lee • March 22, 2018

"The point was simply this: The most important thing we could never forget was that we could never forget,” said Viet Thanh Nguyen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.

Student Tells Experience of Escaping War-Torn Syria

Gibran Caroline Boyce • April 5, 2017

Aboukhater was in math class when she heard the first bombs go off in Aleppo and realized the city would never be the same.

Executive Order Could Affect BC Students, Faculty Traveling to Middle East

Connor Murphy • January 30, 2017

Layla Aboukhater, MCAS '18, a student from Syria, said the situation was bad for Syrian refugees even before Trump's order.

Leahy, Senior Admin Issue Statement on Trump’s Executive Order

Connor Murphy • January 29, 2017

In tandem with Executive Vice President Michael Lochhead and Provost David Quigley, Boston College president Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. issued a statement late Sunday night condemning President Donald Trump's executive order banning the entry of refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations.

Hovil Presents Research on African Refugee Experience

Alex Benthien • January 26, 2017

Even when policymakers claim that refugees are free to leave camps to find work and housing, often such necessities are difficult to access.

From the Middle East to Westeros: A Flickering Light in Syria

Layla Aboukhater • April 3, 2016

In war-torn Syria, spurts of electricity offer an escapist glimpse into another world.