J.B. Russell
Projects: Four Fingers in Iraq: Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon
Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon, December 2008
Majed Jaacoub Chaya and his family are Christians. Before the 2003 invasion he and his family had no problems due to their faith. In 2006 his brother was kidnapped. Sixteen days later his body was found in the Shiite town of Kerbala. Four months ago, armed men came to his tire shop, threatened him and his son and told them to close. As a result, the family of six fled to Lebanon. They won't return to Iraq because they say that all Christians are being forced to leave. Lebanon is host to an estimated 50,000 Iraqi refugees. Relative to their percent of the overall population, a large proportion of the Iraqi refugees in Lebanon are Christian.
Beirut, Lebanon.
Photo © J.B. Russell
Majed Jaacoub Chaya and his family are Christians. Before the 2003 invasion he and his family had no problems due to their faith. In 2006 his brother was kidnapped. Sixteen days later his body was found in the Shiite town of Kerbala. Four months ago, armed men came to his tire shop, threatened him and his son and told them to close. As a result, the family of six fled to Lebanon. They won't return to Iraq because they say that all Christians are being forced to leave. Lebanon is host to an estimated 50,000 Iraqi refugees. Relative to their percent of the overall population, a large proportion of the Iraqi refugees in Lebanon are Christian.
Beirut, Lebanon.
Photo © J.B. Russell
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