Un-Settling Middle Eastern Refugees - (Forced Migration) by Marcia C Inhorn & Lucia Volk

This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the struggles and aspirations of Middle Eastern refugees.

Through vivid ethnography, it sheds light on the challenges faced by these individuals as they navigate regimes of exclusion, including bureaucracies, financial insecurities, medical challenges, stereotypes, and threats of violence.

The book highlights their resilience and creativity amidst profound adversity, while also showcasing their aspirations for safety, settlement, and social inclusion in their host societies and new homes.

With a focus on Canada and the US, this book provides an important contribution to the anthropological literature on displacement and humanitarianism, as well as to interdisciplinary studies of Middle Eastern refugees.