“It’s a mission for their lives, that’s why they’ll keep trying,” quoted Muhammad al-Kashef, regarding the Syrian’s petrifying voyage to escape harsh conditions in Egypt (19). In the article “Who Will Take In the Syrians?” Priyanka Motaparthy discusses the Syrian refugee’s situation and the dangerous journey thousands make to escape troubles in Egypt. She discusses the government in Egypt, the details of the trip, the routes the migrants take, and where they possibly end up.
Syrian’s first fled their own country, hoping to escape the crisis happening there. They fled to Egypt where the government was helpful and accepting of the refugees. But today, a strong majority of Syrians don’t foresee any future for themselves in Egypt. When they first travelled there, before July 2013, Egypt’s president was Mohammed Morsi. He and his Egyptian government were unlike other countries, where refugees are required to live in camps. Morsi gave Syrian refugees free health care and education, the ability to enter the country without a visa, the freedom to live in and look for work in cities. Along with those privileges these refugees encountered little to no police harassment. However, Morsi was soon removed and replaced …show more content…
Many people use this way because it allows them to try again and again. The only thing they end up losing is their time, energy, and possibly determination. Yet day after day people made the dangerous journey as if it was second nature. Some people choose to take the trip straight across the great magnitude known as the Mediterranean to Italy, hoping and praying the waters would be smooth and their journey would go off without a hitch. Others choose to make the trip through Libya. It is a shorter distance across water, about 13 hours, but is much more
Syrian’s first fled their own country, hoping to escape the crisis happening there. They fled to Egypt where the government was helpful and accepting of the refugees. But today, a strong majority of Syrians don’t foresee any future for themselves in Egypt. When they first travelled there, before July 2013, Egypt’s president was Mohammed Morsi. He and his Egyptian government were unlike other countries, where refugees are required to live in camps. Morsi gave Syrian refugees free health care and education, the ability to enter the country without a visa, the freedom to live in and look for work in cities. Along with those privileges these refugees encountered little to no police harassment. However, Morsi was soon removed and replaced …show more content…
Many people use this way because it allows them to try again and again. The only thing they end up losing is their time, energy, and possibly determination. Yet day after day people made the dangerous journey as if it was second nature. Some people choose to take the trip straight across the great magnitude known as the Mediterranean to Italy, hoping and praying the waters would be smooth and their journey would go off without a hitch. Others choose to make the trip through Libya. It is a shorter distance across water, about 13 hours, but is much more