Dr. Amani Khadour

You're listening to Today Explained. My name is Dr. Amani Khadour. That's newly minted. I just defended my doctorate a few days ago. Congratulations. Thank you. You're having one hell of a month. Oh, yeah. It was hours before all of this unfolded. So it's been, you know, a whirlwind. I'm the director of a humanitarian NGO called Syria Relief and Development. Many know it as SRD.

You're listening to Today Explained. My name is Dr. Amani Khadour. That's newly minted. I just defended my doctorate a few days ago. Congratulations. Thank you. You're having one hell of a month. Oh, yeah. It was hours before all of this unfolded. So it's been, you know, a whirlwind. I'm the director of a humanitarian NGO called Syria Relief and Development. Many know it as SRD.

You're listening to Today Explained. My name is Dr. Amani Khadour. That's newly minted. I just defended my doctorate a few days ago. Congratulations. Thank you. You're having one hell of a month. Oh, yeah. It was hours before all of this unfolded. So it's been, you know, a whirlwind. I'm the director of a humanitarian NGO called Syria Relief and Development. Many know it as SRD.

I'm operating on the ground in Syria. And then I also hold an associate faculty position at Johns Hopkins at their Bloomberg School of Public Health.

I'm operating on the ground in Syria. And then I also hold an associate faculty position at Johns Hopkins at their Bloomberg School of Public Health.

I'm operating on the ground in Syria. And then I also hold an associate faculty position at Johns Hopkins at their Bloomberg School of Public Health.

My heritage is Syrian. My parents are Syrian. But I grew up in the U.S. my whole life. So I grew up in the Midwest.

My heritage is Syrian. My parents are Syrian. But I grew up in the U.S. my whole life. So I grew up in the Midwest.

My heritage is Syrian. My parents are Syrian. But I grew up in the U.S. my whole life. So I grew up in the Midwest.

I'm in Gaziantep, Turkey. So for those unfamiliar, it's in the southeast of Turkey, one of the cities where that was the epicenter, actually, of the earthquakes that hit last year.

I'm in Gaziantep, Turkey. So for those unfamiliar, it's in the southeast of Turkey, one of the cities where that was the epicenter, actually, of the earthquakes that hit last year.

I'm in Gaziantep, Turkey. So for those unfamiliar, it's in the southeast of Turkey, one of the cities where that was the epicenter, actually, of the earthquakes that hit last year.

Let's talk about outflow first. This is a country that has probably six to seven million refugees outside of the country, one of the highest. For those that have been following Syria for the past decade plus, this is one of the highest numbers of refugees across the world, now probably closely tied with Afghanistan and Ukraine. But for quite some time, it was Syria.

Let's talk about outflow first. This is a country that has probably six to seven million refugees outside of the country, one of the highest. For those that have been following Syria for the past decade plus, this is one of the highest numbers of refugees across the world, now probably closely tied with Afghanistan and Ukraine. But for quite some time, it was Syria.

Let's talk about outflow first. This is a country that has probably six to seven million refugees outside of the country, one of the highest. For those that have been following Syria for the past decade plus, this is one of the highest numbers of refugees across the world, now probably closely tied with Afghanistan and Ukraine. But for quite some time, it was Syria.

A lot of these refugees ended up in surrounding countries.

A lot of these refugees ended up in surrounding countries.

A lot of these refugees ended up in surrounding countries.

Almost four million Syrian refugees have settled in countries neighboring Syria, Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. And then the rest ended up in many, many places, Europe, the UK, the US, Canada.

Almost four million Syrian refugees have settled in countries neighboring Syria, Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. And then the rest ended up in many, many places, Europe, the UK, the US, Canada.