Dear SPA,
Some of you will have read the gruelling report in the Guardian earlier this
week about the systematic murder of Iraqi academics of all
faith/ethnic/political identities. Over 200 have already been killed.
Those who manage to flee to the UK face a very uncertain and difficult
future.
I wonder whether we as an academic community might be able to do more to
help? One option is supporting the Council for Assisting Refugee academics,
who are currently hosting an appeal for Iraqi academics. Their website
address is:
http://www.academic-refugees.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=110
CARA have also told me that they would also welcome offers to temporarily
host refugee academics if anyone wished to offer this.
With thanks and best wishes,
Surya
Dr Surya Monro
Senior Research Fellow
Policy Research Institute
Leeds Metropolitan University
22 Queen Square
Leeds LS" 8AF
Tel 0113 2831960
Fax 0113 2831961
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